Blog Tag - Anti-smoking

Beijing’s Smoking Rate Falls Under 20% For The First Time
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...
World Health Organization Calls for National Smoke-Free Law Ahead of World No Tobacco Day
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...
How Much Worse is a Roomful of Smokers Than Beijing's Bad Air? Check this WHO Graphic to See
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...
WHO Announces ‘Smoke Free’ #RUFREE# Campaign Ahead of June 1 Smoking Ban
As we seemed a little bit skeptical about the recently announced citywide indoor smoking ban (skeptical about it working out, let us reiterate, not...
Public Asked to Choose the Hand Signal that Will Solve Beijing's Smoking Problem. Uh Huh.
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 Will Try to Ban Smoking This Week – Again
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...
Celebrate World No Tobacco Day At These Beijing Places
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...
China Plans to Ban Smoking in Public Places
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...
Live Through This: Cancer Still Beijing's Top Killer
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...
2015 - A Smoke Free Beijing?
Whilst air pollution escalates almost unchecked to new and more dangerous levels, could Beijingers hope for some respite indoors? Not anytime soon...