SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The smoking rate for South Korean men aged 19 or older fell last year, the health ministry said Thursday, a sign that the country’s strong anti-smoking campaign paid off. The rate of men smoking substantially decreased in 2017, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said, without elaborating. The ministry [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The government’s anti-smoking campaign, funded partly by increased revenue from a cigarette price hike, has not been effective, officials said Friday. Monthly cigarette sales in January 2015, when the price of cigarettes was raised 80 percent from 2,500 won (US$2.21) to 4,500 won, were 295 million packs. Currently, monthly [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 15, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – While delightful background music is playing, disturbing images of decayed human body parts are flashed with a caption saying “Every cigarette is doing you damage.” This is the content of an anti-smoking advertisement made by the government of Australia. In order to convey a powerful message, the [...]