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October 2026: Japan Tobacco Expands Ploom Lineup in South Korea with Launch of EVO Slate Japan Tobacco (JT) has expanded its heated tobacco portfolio with

October 2026: Japan Tobacco Expands Ploom Lineup in South Korea with Launch of EVO Slate Japan Tobacco (JT) has expanded its heated tobacco portfolio with

September 2026: South Korea Sees 30% Drop in Traditional Smoking as E-Cigarette Use Doubles Over a Decade As conventional cigarette smoking in South Korea drops

September 2026: KT&G Launches Special-Edition ‘lil HYBRID 3.0 Misty Rose II’ Heated Tobacco Device KT&G announced the release of the “lil HYBRID 3.0 Misty Rose

September 2026: Constitutional Court Unanimously Upholds Volume-Based Taxation on E-Cigarette Liquids South Korea’s Constitutional Court has delivered a unanimous ruling upholding the constitutionality of the

August 2026: S. Korea Faces Surge in ‘Nicotine-Free’ and Analogue Vapes Following Heavy Vape Tax South Korea’s vaping market is grappling with a rapidly growing

May 2026: Korea’s Heated Tobacco Market Heats Up as E-Cigarette Regulations Reshape Competition Competition in South Korea’s heated tobacco market is intensifying following the recent

February 2026: South Korea’s Nicotine Pouch Challenge Despite the rapid global growth of nicotine pouches – driven by brands such as ZYN from Philip Morris International

December 2025: Philip Morris International – KT&G Partership Agreement is revised KT&G announced that it revised the key contractual terms related to its 15-year long-term

November 2025: British American Tobacco will run a year-end promotion British American Tobacco (BAT) announced that it will run a year-end promotion for the glo