Adolescent health declines through school, with drinking and smoking on the rise

Korean adolescents’ health declines steadily as they advance through school, with smoking and drinking rising sharply while physical activity and diet worsen, according to a long-term tracking study released Thursday.

2026-01-29

Court sides with e-cigarette liquid importers in suit against ministry over surcharges for millions of won

A court has ruled in favor of a group of e-cigarette liquid importers in an administrative suit against the Ministry of Health and Welfare over whether the liquid qualifies as “tobacco” under the law.

2026-01-25

Seoul seizes record 5.16 million packs of cigarettes in joint crackdown on smuggling

Korea's customs agency said Wednesday it has seized a record 5.16 million packs of cigarettes smuggled out of the country through joint operations with foreign customs authorities.

2026-01-07

E-cigarette regulations strengthening next year as gov't seeks to curb teenage use

E-cigarettes that use synthetic nicotine will soon be classified as tobacco from April of next year, marking the first change to the legal definition of tobacco in 38 years since the enactment of the Tobacco Business Act in 1988.

2025-12-29

KT&G showcases cigarette lineups at tax-free exhibition in Cannes

KT&G showcased its cigarette products at the 2024 TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes.

2024-10-02

BAT Rothmans unveils glo HYPER Pro heat-not-burn cigarette

BAT Rothmans unveiled its heat-not-burn cigarette, glo HYPER Pro, on Tuesday.

2024-05-22

Cigarette sales decline in Korea as e-cigarette demand surges

Sales of cigarettes in Korea inched down in 2023 for the first time in four years, but demand for electronic cigarettes logged a marked growth, the finance ministry said Wednesday.

2024-01-31

Spy agency says hard living is taking a toll on North Korean leader's health

South Korea's National Intelligence Service told a parliamentary committee that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un suffers from health problems tied to his hard drinking and smoking habits, a People Power Party lawmaker told reporters Wednesday.

2023-05-31

A ban on buying cigarettes? (KOR)

The difficulty of quitting smoking can be explained with toxicology. It takes only seven to ten seconds for nicotine inhaled as a gas form in cigarette smoke reaches the brain.The lung is made of 300 to 500 million alveoli, and...

2021-12-13

A ban on buying cigarettes?