SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people attending a stop smoking program at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Seoul rose this year from 2017 amid rising cigarette prices and the expansion of nonsmoking zones, a hospital official said Wednesday. As many as 26 people have applied for the stop smoking camp run by [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government has postponed its plan to increase cigarette prices in tax-free stores, due to an increase in demand from Chinese tourists for Korean cigarettes, and a decrease in hoarding sprees that started with the cigarette price hike, according to an individual related to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance [...]
SEOUL, Dec 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Why a sudden increase of blows at South Korea’s many convenience stores in the run up to the government’s sweeping measure to hike tobacco prices starting January 1st of next year? Hint: Convenience stores are the most favorite destination for smokers to buy a cigarette in South Korea. With [...]
SEOUL, December 15 (Korea Bizwire) – As of January 1, 2015, all restaurants, cafes, bars and bakeries in South Korea are to go smoke free regardless of their size. Korea, once known as a smoker’s paradise, has seen an expansion of smoking bans in public and business places since 2009. In 2009, South Korea’s Ministry for Health [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As the government is preparing to raise the cigarette price by 80 percent to 4,500 won (US$4.39), a survey said one out of three smokers said they are willing to quit if the cigarette price indeed rises this time. According to the Ministry of Health & Welfare and the [...]
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A survey revealed that 59 percent of Koreans were in agreement over the government’s plan to raise the cigarette prices. Gallup Korea recently held a survey on 1,000 adults older than 19 years of age, asking “What do you think about the plan to increase the price for a pack of cigarettes to 4,500 won [...]