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Alibaba to Build Logistics Center in Bulgaria

Jan 13, 2017 07:43 AM EST

Alibaba has a plan of developing a European logistics center in Bulgaria, evaluating the opportunities for investments in the country.

India's $10 Billion Cigarette Market in Trouble After Mandatory 85 Percent Pictorial Warning

S Satapathy |

Apr 01, 2016 02:42 PM EDT

India's Health Ministry's September 2015 notification about the implementation of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2014 came into force on 1 April, 2016. The law calls for larger pictorial warnings on tobacco products.

E-Cigarettes May Lead To Traditional Smoking For Teens

Vlad Tverdohleb |

Oct 04, 2015 07:06 AM EDT

Do 'E- cigarettes' can be relatively harmless substitutes for cigarettes? Or they are like a Trojan horse that leads to chronic smoking or ultimately nicotine addiction?

Muslim Shopkeepers In Xinjiang Forced To Sell Liquor

Bianca Ortega |

May 05, 2015 10:37 PM EDT

China started forcing Muslim store-owners in Xinjiang to publicly sell liquor and cigarettes as part of the government's bid to shake up religion in the province, the Daily Caller reports.

State-run monopoly China National Tobacco Corp. produced 2.5 trillion cigarettes last year for the nation's 365 million smokers.

China National Tobacco Corp. Makes More Cigarettes Than The Next Five Largest Tobacco Companies In The World Combined

Dan Weisman |

Dec 13, 2014 10:58 PM EST

China has a major health crisis with 365 million smokers, but one state-run Chinese company doesn't mind that number at all. The China National Tobacco Corp. has a monopoly in the China market enabling it to produce more than one-third of the world's cigarettes including more than 40 percent of all tobacco sold worldwide.

CDC: 1 In 5 High School Students In U.S. Uses Tobacco

Kat De Guzman |

Nov 14, 2014 01:55 AM EST

The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) released a study showing one-fifth of the high school students in the United States have smoked in the past thirty days.

Expect Legal Battle As Massachusetts Town Mulls Nation’s 1st Tobacco Ban

Vittorio Hernandez |

Nov 09, 2014 09:21 PM EST

The Massachusetts town of Westminster wants to make U.S. history by being the first town in the country to prohibit the sale of all tobacco products. The Board of Health is scheduled on Wednesday to conduct a public hearing on the proposal, expected to be the arena for a looming legal battle between tobacco firms and health groups.

Higher Cigarette Taxes May Mean Lower Suicide Rates

Nikki Alfonso |

Jul 20, 2014 04:42 AM EDT

A new study by Washington University suggests that the chemicals in cigarettes may increase the risk of suicide. Therefore, with high cigarette taxes discouraging people from purchasing tobacco, suicide rates may decrease.

Tobacco Plant May Hold Cure for Cancer

Christl Leong |

May 19, 2014 12:53 PM EDT

In a study published by La Trobe University, biologists found that the tobacco plant's flowers contain a protein molecule the could possibly be the cure for cancer.