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Vietnam takes big losses over tobacco smuggling

 VietNamNet Bridge - Each year, some 600-700 million cigarette packs are smuggled into Vietnam, causing losses of nearly $190 million to the state treasury, says Mr. Do Thanh Lam, Deputy Director of the Market Management Agency.

Two-thirds of kids know cigarette brands in developing nations: study

More than two-thirds of young children in developing nations could identify at least one cigarette brand logo, according to a U.S. study released Monday that examined the reach of tobacco marketing to five and six year olds in countries

New smoking law defined

A new law on tobacco harm-reduction that bans smoking in public places such as schools, hospitals and workplaces took effect on May 1. But it immediately has been violated publicly.

Health warnings in pictures to be printed on cigarette packs

VietNamNet Bridge - "Impressive" pictures describing the terrible consequences of smoking will cover up to 50% of cigarette packs from May 1, 2013.