For many, cigarette prices are a key deterrent. Advocates argue that raising tobacco prices could serve as another effective tool to curb smoking. In 2015, South Korea raised cigarette prices by $ ...

Managing Director Hannah Yun emphasized the importance of scientifically proven data in persuading the government about the ...

In response to the ongoing criticism, the Korean government is planning to limit and censor smoking scenes in K-drama shows by asking the WHO (World Health Organization) to fulfill its request.

Passengers traveling with South Korean airlines will be banned from storing power banks and e-cigarettes in overhead bins, the country's transport ministry said ...

All smoking rooms were abolished on the Tokaido ... The special tobacco surtax, one of the four types of taxes levied on cigarettes, was created in October 1998 to repay the debts of the JNR ...

The study followed over two million Korean participants over more than ... Nearly 9 out of 10 lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking cigarettes or secondhand smoke, according to the CDC.