Two weeks after the Beijing government adopted its strictest-ever smoking ban, some people are still flouting the rules, the Beijing Health Inspection Agency said yesterday.

Singapore's Ministry of Health has announced plans to ban existing and emerging tobacco products in two phases as a "pre-emptive measure to protect public health against the known and potential har

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Smoking is responsible for nearly half of deaths due to certain types of cancers in 2011, a US study said Monday.

More than 1,000 inspectors, hefty fines and a widespread media campaign support crackdown in city with 4.2m smokers

Health Minister Iruthisham Adam has stated that Maldivians on average start smoking at a very young age and that habit usually starts from home.

Despite a ban on tobacco-mixed gutka in Madhya Pradesh, state's population is one of the worst affected, going by data on prevalence of tobacco use versus tobacco-related cancers.

The Egyptian government has recently taken serious measures to reduce smoking.

Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law.