Blog Tag - Anti-smoking
Beijing’s attempts to snuff out smoking continue to pay dividends, with the percentage of people over the age of 15 who smoke dropping to an all-time...
As the first anniversary of Beijing's indoor tobacco ban, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for the success of the Beijing program to be...
In Beijing we love to whinge when the air gets bad -- and we all collectively freak when the AQI goes up over a couple hundred.
Well the World Health...
As we seemed a little bit skeptical about the recently announced citywide indoor smoking ban (skeptical about it working out, let us reiterate, not...
The people who brought you approved moves for dancing grannies are now seeking public input on an official hand signal to be used for citizen...
Beijing claims it will enact a strict new smoking ban this week, with smoking to be prohibited in any indoor public space, according to Beijing Youth...
Today (May 31) is World No Tobacco Day, a global nod to stubbing out those ciggies for a day and giving non-smokers in Beijing the chance to breathe...
From the "We'll Believe it When We See It" department comes news that China is once again attempting to put a nationwide ban on smoking in public...
The latest analysis shows cancer remains the leading cause of death for Beijing residents for the sixth year in a row. It's being reported one...
Whilst air pollution escalates almost unchecked to new and more dangerous levels, could Beijingers hope for some respite indoors? Not anytime soon...