SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that 8 in 10 South Korean liquid-type e-cigarette users said they had smoked stealthily in non-smoking areas. Under the National Health Promotion Act, those who smoke liquid-type e-cigarettes in non-smoking areas can be fined, just like for smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes. A research team from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that roughly 4 in 10 smokers in South Korea decided to quit smoking after experiencing deteriorating health. The Korea Health Promotion Institution conducted an online survey of 1,031 male and female adults between the ages of 20 and 65 nationwide, 44.5 percent of whom picked [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Diabetics who smoke exercise their muscles less frequently than those who have decided to quit smoking. A research team from Hallym University Medical Center announced the results of a survey of 411 diabetes patients who responded to separate national health and nutritional surveys conducted between 2016 and 2018. Among [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has designated restaurants, bus stops, public squares and other venues as nonsmoking areas after adopting an anti-smoking law last month, a propaganda outlet said Friday. DPRK Today, one of the North’s propaganda websites, pointed out that smoking is banned in several public spaces, including hotels, stores, restaurants, [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will require stronger graphic warning images on cigarette packs as part of its anti-smoking campaign, the health ministry said Sunday. Of the 12 photos currently used on packs, nine will be replaced with new images starting Dec. 23, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Warning [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to change most of the current graphic warning images used on cigarette packs to encourage smokers to quit, the health ministry said Monday. Of the 12 photos currently used on packs, nine will be replaced with new images starting later this year, according to the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seongdong District plans to develop anti-smoking policies based on big data analysis of complaints related to secondhand smoke and punitive fines to generate a smart, smoking-free environment. The district collected data on complaints related to passive smoking, fines, outdoor non-smoking zones, traffic and educational facilities, and the floating [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — There were fewer smokers among military service members last year, a recent study revealed. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and Ministry of Defense conducted a survey of 4,000 service members between Nov. 20 and Dec. 10 of last year. Smokers accounted for 40.7 percent of all service members, [...]
JINCHEON, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jincheon County in North Chungcheong Province, where evacuees stay after returning from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, is set out to help them who are being housed temporarily at the National Human Resources Development Institute. A total of 173 evacuees have been quarantined at the institute [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The smoking rate in South Korea has been on a steady decline for both men and women, but their alcohol consumption remains relatively high, a survey showed Friday. According to the survey by Statistics Korea, 38.1 percent of men aged 19 and above smoked in 2017, while about 6 [...]