The Third Committee of the Indonesian Parliament is currently reviewing the draft Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law and is considering incorporating the Indonesian National Narcotics Control Agency's (BNN) proposal to ban e-cigarettes into the bill.

The chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs stated that a bill on a complete ban on the sale of e-cigarettes is currently under consideration in the State Duma, but a final decision has not yet been made.

We are about to welcome the most important day for Chinese people, the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

The Chinese government will regulate nicotine pouches and other smokeless nicotine and tobacco products under strict rules designed for cigarette manufacturers. Before now, there was no specific regulatory framework for pouches or oral tobacco like snus and chewing tobacco.

Vietnam has introduced penalties for e-cigarettes: users can be fined up to $190 and must destroy the products.