G7 leaders at the summit in Evian-les-Bains engaged in candid off-the-cuff conversations captured by hot mics, discussing sports, personal ...

As per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimate...

China's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...

A video from Donald Trump's China visit has gone viral. It appears to show him sipping wine during a toast, contradicting his lifelong clai...

India has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...

Indian stock markets surged on Wednesday, with Sensex and Nifty 50 gaining significantly. This optimism was fueled by reports of Iran submi...

The government has restricted the import of parts for pocket lighters to boost domestic manufacturing and reduce dependency on Chinese impo...

E-cigarettes are widely available in India despite being banned by law, according to a joint survey covering seven areas, including Delhi a...

The WHO report on tobacco taxation 2015 reveals that at 6.5% of per capita GDP, cigarette taxes in India are amongst the highest in the wor...

Sales volume has declined by as much as 15 per cent in the last two quarters, with the affordable sub-65 mm length cigarettes prices having...

Assam has seen an influx of cheap king-size cigarettes from Bangladesh, China and Myanmar into Assam, with Northeast has become a distribut...

The Chinese state makes billions from the industry: 911 billion yuan ($146 billion) in taxes and profits in 2014, an increase of 12 percent...

ITC group has forayed into electronic cigarettes to offset shrinking sales of its conventional tobacco cigarettes due to recurrent price in...

High excise duty on cigarettes in India has resulted in the growth of contraband trade of the product with the total market estimated to re...

Shares of ITC were the sole gainers on the Sensex after the company reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings.

'Extremely high' excise duty on cigarettes in India has increased the incentives for contraband trade in the country, estimated at Rs 1,700...

Chinese officials demonstrate how old habits die hard.