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South Korea Passes Landmark Law Requiring Full Disclosure of Cigarette Additives and Harmful Ingredients

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Going forward, both the additives used in cigarettes and the harmful substances that come from smoking them will be disclosed to the South Korean public. The National Assembly approved the “Law on the Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco” (draft) during its full session on October 6. This law [...]

N.K. Adopts Anti-smoking Law at Rare Meeting of Supreme People’s Assembly

SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has held a rare meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly to adopt an anti-smoking law, state media reported Thursday, amid questions whether leader Kim Jong-un, known as a heavy smoker, would kick the habit. The plenary meeting of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), held [...]