Most smokers in Macau are middle aged males with low-level education, which means the Government should re-think how its anti-smoking campaign messages are conveyed and understood by the population, research director of ERS e-Research Lab, Angus Cheong, said in the latest report of the research results on Smokers and O...[ more >> ]

To control tobacco consumption and discourage smoking, China will release a plan for continuing to increase its taxes on tobacco consumption next year, the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) told the Chongqing Economic Times. The Ministry of Finance and SAT increased the consumption tax on tobacco last May, aiming to...[ more >> ]

The All-China Environment Federation, at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Chinese Environmental Civil Society Organizations on Sustainable Development in Hangzhou on Nov 13, called for all civil society organizations to form an alliance to reject support from tobacco enterprises in any form. "They are just taking a tiny sum f...[ more >> ]

BEIJING, Nov. 15 -- Zhou Daqing, 35, had been smoking for 10 years. But did not have the courage to light up again after seeing the warning on the packing of the cigarettes his friend bought in Hong Kong for him. "Smoking can lead to impotence. Man! How come I never saw this warning these last 10 years?" said Zhou, who ...[ more >> ]

The establishment of smoke-free campuses is an important goal of the “China Public Health Professionals Tobacco Control Advocacy Capacity Building Project.” As part of the Project, professors, students, local disease control departments, school administrators, women’s associations and similar organization...[ more >> ]

The other day, Public Health professors from 24 universities across China gathered in Hangzhou to receive training in Tobacco Control. They are the directors of the “China Public Health Tobacco Control Advocacy Capacity Building Project” at their respective universities. The Project, headed by Professor Tingzho...[ more >> ]

Hangzhou, 7th of May 2010. The China Tobacco Control Capacity Building Project (TCCB) forum was held. The TCCB is aimed at building tobacco control capacity in China, the largest producer and consumer of tobacco in the world. Experts from International the Ministry of Health, China CDC, Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung ...[ more >> ]