Cigarettes still selling on NY reservation, despite court order shutting some shops downSeptember 25th, 2009 Despite order, smokes on sale at NY reservationPOOSPATUCK INDIAN RESERVATION, N.Y. — A court order hasn't stopped a brisk business in tax-free cigarettes on a New York Indian reservation.
Int'l Trade Commission to stop illegal Internet imports of Marlboro cigarettesSeptember 24th, 2009 Int'l Trade Comm. stops import of fake cigarettesRICHMOND, Va.
Oneidas add upstate New York cigarette factory to holdings, will sell own smokesSeptember 17th, 2009 Upstate NY tribe buys cigarette factoryVERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation has bought a cigarette manufacturing plant in western New York and plans to make its own cigarettes.
A look at clove cigarettes, which will be banned in September under federal tobacco lawsSeptember 7th, 2009 A look at clove cigarettesCLOVES: Also known as kreteks (pronounced "cree-techs") for the crackling sound they make when burned, the cigarettes contain tobacco blended with cloves. WHERE THEY STARTED: They originated in the 1880s in Indonesia and are a staple of the Indonesian smoking culture — so much so that companies like Philip Morris International Inc.
R.J. Reynolds sues over FDA act to regulate cigarette makers, claims speech violatedAugust 31st, 2009 R.J. Reynolds sues over new tobacco lawWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — R.J. Reynolds, seller of Camel cigarettes, and some other tobacco makers have filed a lawsuit saying their free-speech rights have been violated by a new tobacco law.
Pa. man pleads guilty to buying $2 million of contraband cigarettes in undercover caseAugust 26th, 2009 Pa. man pleads guilty to cigarette traffickingALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to buying more than $2 million of contraband cigarettes.
Man pleads guilty to smuggling 27 million cigarettes from South Fla. to European UnionAugust 14th, 2009 Man pleads guilty to smuggling cigarettes abroadMIAMI — Authorities say an American has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 27 million cigarettes from the U.S. into some European Union countries.
Iraqi Cabinet considers legislation to ban smoking in public spacesAugust 6th, 2009 Iraq: Cabinet considers anti-smoking lawBAGHDAD — The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a draft bill to ban smoking in public places, a government spokesman said Thursday. It's the first such bill in a country where lighting up is virtually a rite of passage for most young men.
NY counties plan appeal of court ruling allowing Cayugas to again sell untaxed cigarettesJuly 13th, 2009 NY counties plan to appeal Indian cigarette rulingAUBURN, N.Y. — Local officials said they will file a notice of appeal following a court decision that allows the Cayuga Indian Nation to resume selling untaxed cigarettes at two tribal stores in central New York.
Cigarette companies kicked out of UN-backed meeting on tobacco smugglingJuly 2nd, 2009 Cigarette companies kicked out of tobacco meetingGENEVA — A U.N.-backed meeting on tobacco smuggling has barred cigarette companies from attending for fear they will try to influence delegates, participants said Thursday. More than 130 countries agreed late Wednesday to expel the tobacco industry from the rest of the weeklong meeting of parties to the 2005 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which the U.S.
South Korea's Lee urges quick ratification of stalled US-South Korean free trade dealJune 17th, 2009 Lee and Obama discuss free trade dealWASHINGTON — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is urging representatives of top U.S. companies to push for quick ratification of a stalled U.S.-South Korean free trade deal.
No money, no smokes: China to crack down on use of public funds for cigarettesJune 4th, 2009 China: Govt should not smoke with public moneyBEIJING — China's corruption watchdog will clamp down on government officials who use public money to buy expensive cigarettes, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday, after one county last month urged its officials to smoke more than a million local cigarettes a year. Smoking is tightly woven into the fabric of daily life in China, the world's largest tobacco market, where about 2 trillion cigarettes are sold every year.
Canada says European Parliament ban on seal imports won't prevent free-trade deal with EUMay 5th, 2009 Canada to talk trade despite EU seal product banTORONTO — Canada's trade minister says a European Parliament ban of Canadian seal products won't prevent Canada and the EU from agreeing on a wide-ranging free-trade agreement. The European Parliament voted Tuesday to ban imports of seal products in an effort to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt.
South Korean parliamentary committee approves US free trade dealApril 22nd, 2009 SKorean parliamentary committee approves US FTASEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean lawmaker says a parliamentary committee has approved a free trade agreement with the United States, paving the way for the deal to be voted on by the entire legislature. The approval was announced Wednesday by Park Jin, the chairman of the National Assembly's trade committee.
China concerned over trade protectionism: OfficialFebruary 15th, 2009 BEIJING - China was 'deeply concerned' about trade protectionism, amid fears that such action would aggravate the economic downturn, an official said Monday. Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Yao Jian told a press conference that China was 'deeply concerned' over protectionism in some countries, which he didn't identify.
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