Vietnam shared lessons learned on establishing and operating a stable financial mechanism for tobacco harm prevention and control at the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025.
As the National Assembly considers amending the Law on Special Consumption Tax in the second phase of its 9th session starting June 11, experts have called for a robust increase in tobacco taxes as the most effective measure to protect public health and reduce long-term harm, particularly among younger generations.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is currently soliciting public feedback on a draft circular regulating import tariff quotas for dried tobacco leaves and rice originating from Cambodia for the 2025–26 period.
As average income continues to rise, tobacco products have become increasingly affordable and accessible to the community, warned Phan Thi Hai, deputy director of the Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund under the Ministry of Health.
VOV.VN - The National Assembly on November 30 passed a resolution banning e-cigarettes in Vietnam, which will take effect in 2025.
VOV.VN - Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has proposed that the National Assembly issue a resolution on banning e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products before the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms is reviewed for amendment in the near future.
VOV.VN - Deputies to the ongoing eighth session of the National Assembly on November 4 discussed the implementation of socio-economic development and budgetary tasks in 2024 and gave opinions on tasks for 2025.
VOV.VN - The second mock session of the Children’s National Assembly opened in Hanoi on September 28 with the participation of 306 child delegates from 63 cities and provinces across the country.
In observance of the World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has launched a media campaign aimed at preventing the use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products to safeguard children and public health.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health held a meeting in Hanoi on May 26 to mark World No Tobacco Day 2024 (May 31).