SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The smoking rate of South Koreans aged 19 and older fell below 20 percent for the first time in 2020 amid growing public awareness of health and the government’s anti-smoking drive, a report showed Thursday. The smoking rate of Korean adults came to a record low of 19.2 percent [...]
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, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The smoking rate for South Korean men aged 19 or older fell last year and stood below the 40 percent-mark for the first time, a survey showed Wednesday, partly on the back of the adoption of warning images on cigarette packs. According to the survey by the Korea Centers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s smoking rate will likely drop this year, as sales of cigarettes have fallen due to a big increase in the price of tobacco in 2015, an official source said Tuesday. Citing the need to discourage smoking, the government increased taxes on cigarettes by 2,000 won (US$1.70) per [...]
Seoul, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Following a price hike and the expansion of non-smoking areas early this year, the smoking rate among adult males has dropped by six percent. As the smoking rate decreased, the consumption of tobacco showed a drastic decline, but because of the higher prices, income from cigarettes increased. The Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s sales of cigarettes, which nearly halved in January due to the government’s price hike, slowed their downward trend in March, data showed Sunday, implying that Seoul’s push for public health may end up being fruitless. According to the data compiled by a local convenience-store chain, the sales [...]