
Tobacco Regulation: Asia
October 2026: Mongolia Overhauls Tobacco Control Laws After 13 Years, Banning Flavored Products and Regulating Vapes Mongolia’s State Great Khural has officially approved sweeping amendments

October 2026: Mongolia Overhauls Tobacco Control Laws After 13 Years, Banning Flavored Products and Regulating Vapes Mongolia’s State Great Khural has officially approved sweeping amendments

October 2026: India Evaluates Complete Ban on Foreign Tobacco Licensing and Brand Contracts The Indian government is reviewing a proposal to significantly tighten foreign direct

October 2026: Navigating Bangladesh’s Shifting Tobacco Market As one of the world’s top 10 cigarette markets by volume, Bangladesh occupies a central position in the

Southeast Asia is one of the most populous geographical regions in the World with 675 million population. It is home to Indonesia, world’s largest cigarette

October 2026: Surge in Illicit Trade and Alternative Products Strains Sri Lanka’s Legal Tobacco Market Shifts in Sri Lanka’s combustible tobacco market highlight an ongoing

October 2026: Bombay HC Upholds Ban on Duty-Free Nicotine Pouches, Rules Out Immunity from Domestic Laws In a ruling clarifying the reach of Indian regulatory

September 2026: Beijing Taps Tobacco Monopoly for ¥260 Billion State Bank Capital Injection Beijing is mobilizing state-owned cigarette monopoly China National Tobacco Corporation alongside the

April 2026: Pakistan Tops Global Illicit Cigarette Market Pakistan has emerged as the world’s largest illicit cigarette market, with illegal products accounting for 55% of

February 2026: China Freezes Vape Factory Expansion Amid Mounting Overcapacity China’s tobacco regulator ordered e-cigarette manufacturers to halt the construction of new production facilities, signaling a

January 2026: China to End VAT Export Rebates on E-Cigarette Products from April 2026 China will cancel value-added tax (VAT) export rebates on e-cigarette products

December 2025: Philip Morris begins the local production of ZYN nicotine pouches Philip Morris International (PMI) began the production of ZYN nicotine pouches at its