Imperial Tobacco is taking a different path to its multinational competitors as the industry searches for the vaping technology with the potential to replace tobacco smoking, according to a story by Martinne Geller. Imperial is Read More
Staff Writer
May 13, 2015
The provincial government of Manitoba, Canada, is not going to increase taxes on electronic cigarettes even though smokers switching to these products is said to comprise the major reason why a C$1-per-carton excise increase Read More
Staff Writer
May 13, 2015
In a commentary in the Signal Tribune, California, a health expert has hit out against US tobacco policy that insists on smokers quitting tobacco and nicotine altogether. Dr. Brad Rodu is a professor of medicine Read More
Staff Writer
May 13, 2015
Five electronic cigarette companies operating in Hong Kong have formed the Asian Vape Association to oppose the government’s plan to ban electronic-cigarette sales, according to a story in the South China Morning Post relayed Read More
Staff Writer
April 30, 2015
Japan Tobacco Inc. said today that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Logic Technology Development, one of the leading US electronic cigarette ‘brands’. JT described Logic, which was founded in 2010, as selling a Read More
Staff Writer
April 24, 2015
The law firm Keller and Heckman LLP, through its Shanghai office, is inviting stakeholders to join a new working group dedicated to the development of appropriate e-cigarette product standards and regulations in China. In China, Read More
Staff Writer
April 24, 2015
The government of South Korea plans to push for tougher legal restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes, the finance ministry announced April 22. Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan, who also serves as deputy prime minister, told lawmakers Read More
Staff Writer
April 21, 2015
Vapor Corp.—a leading U.S.-based distributor and retailer of vaporizers, e-liquids, e-cigarettes and e-hookahs—has announced that it is undergoing an organizational restructuring to maintain its competitiveness and establish its branded products and Read More
Staff Writer
April 21, 2015
Vapor Corp.—a leading U.S.-based distributor and retailer of vaporizers, e-liquids, e-cigarettes and e-hookahs—has opened three additional locations of the company’s “The Vape Store” chain in Orlando, Florida, and acquired an Read More
Staff Writer
April 21, 2015
ESmoking WORLD, a leading distributor of e-cigarettes throughout the European market, has opened a manufacturing plant that will begin developing liquid nicotine for use in e-cigarettes by the end of April. The Polish company’s Read More