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A large 'No smoking' sign at Causeway Bay's Victoria Park in Chinese, English, Indonesian and Tagalog.

Hong Kong’s anti-smoking drive begins to pay off

By Mon, Oct 24, 2011 6:05PM UTC View Comments A large 'No smoking' sign at Causeway Bay's Victoria Park in Chinese, English, Indonesian and Tagalog.

I used to complain a lot about smokers on the streets, those unmindful of the potential health hazards they’ve become, but not that much these days. Not only because I seldom hit the streets lately, but statistically there are fewer people lighting up outdoors. With 11.1 per cent of people aged 15 or above smoking,...

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Korean smoking rates still top OECD

By Mon, Jan 03, 2011 12:29PM UTC View Comments Korean smoking rates still top OECD

Yonhap News reports that although smoking rates in Korea fell below 40 percent for the first time ever, smoking rates among men in their 20s and 30s actually increased. Original Korean article is at this link. Despite a drop in the adult male smoking rate in our country over the past year, it remains the...

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