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• Shanghai group now the biggest tobacco manufacturer 

Nine tobacco manufacturing enterprises are on the list of China's Top 500 Enterprises for 2008, according to a Tobacco China Online report. . . .

The nine tobacco manufacturing enterprises listed are the Shanghai Tobacco Group, the Hongta Group, the Hunan Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corp, the Hongyun Group, the Zhejiang Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corp, the Hubei Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corp, the Henan Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corp, the Guizhou Provincial China Tobacco Industry Corp and the Honghe Group.

The Shanghai Tobacco Group, which, with its annual income of Yuan40.68678 billion, is ranked 114th, has overtaken the Hongta Group to become the largest Chinese tobacco manufacturer.

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高价烟：奢侈中“叼”出腐败 

高价烟的消费特征很鲜明：或是下级"招待"的，或是办事人"感谢"的，或是用公款"变通"的。虽然一支几十元的天价令人难以置信，但"买烟的人不抽，抽烟的人不买"是现实的写照，高价烟的链条已经将腐败混合于奢侈中，令人触目惊心。

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中国公民应具66种健康素质 

昨天，卫生部发布《中国公民健康素养——基本知识与技能释义》，界定了我国公民目前应掌握的、与生活方式和健康密切相关的基本知识与技能。

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• 2008 Report on China's Major Cigarette Brands and Detailed Profiles of the Manufacturers  

Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6c3e4a/report_on_chinas) has announced the addition of the "Report on China's Major Cigarette Brands and Manufacturers, 2008" report to their offering.

This report covers tobacco manufacturers in China from south to north, which describes their operation, production marketing strategies, distribution channels, import & export situations, etc. Data in the report is from the National Statistical Bureau, China Customs and interviews with industrial experts, firms.

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西山工商局开展户外烟草广告清理工作 发布单位和广告主表示配合 

记者从西山区工商局获悉，根据昆明市创卫的工作目标和要求，西山区工商局近日积极开展户外烟草广告清理检查工作。

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杭州：酝酿为公共场所禁烟立法 对举报实行奖励 

杭州的公共场所特别是娱乐场所，同样存在禁烟不力的情况。昨天，市政协重点提案督办会上，市卫生局有关负责人答复史玉芳委员提出的提案“建设健康城市要从公共场所禁烟抓起”时说，下一步，市健康办准备与餐饮、宾馆等行业协会一起，逐步推进餐馆、宾馆等公共场所控烟。

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Man who gave up smoking gets chance to attend Games 

A Beijing man who has vowed to give up smoking was given a free ticket to watch the men's volleyball tonight at the Capital Stadium, a reporter with the Beijing News told China Daily Friday.

The reward came courtesy of anti-smoking campaigner Xiong Wei who on Sunday placed an advertisement in the Beijing News offering free Olympic tickets to 10 smokers who promised to quit.

The identity of "volleyball man" is known only to Xiong, who told China Daily on Thursday that he received 132 applications within 40 hours of his ad being placed.

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The Chinese really light up 

According to 9NEWS Anchor Mark Koebrich, people in China smoke everywhere, both inside and outside.

On average, Chinese men smoke a pack a day and people in Beijing to watch the Olympics have noticed.

One person from Australia says people smoke there too, but "not as many here, no. But I've traveled to a lot of Asian countries and many, many people smoke. They seem to ignore the detrimental effects of it."

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北京奥运——文明古国站在新的起跑线上 

一百多年前，当国人第一次在本土看到金发碧眼的外国人时，就像看到走在人群中的天外来客。闭关锁国的百姓惊讶、好奇的称他们为“洋人”……

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靖边县公共场所10月起对吸烟说“不” 

日前，靖边县在全市率先制定出台了《公共场所禁止吸烟暂行规定》，医院、学校、商场等公共场所决定从10月1日起对吸烟说“不”。

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公园景区全力营造无烟环境 长沙禁烟场所专人“戒烟” 

“所有禁止吸烟的公共场所必须做到禁烟标志规范粘贴到位，吸烟区、灭烟区设置到位，专职监督员责任包干到位……”昨日，市园林局举行创建全国文明城市誓师大会，要求各公园景区要确保公共场所无吸烟现象。市领导姚五零出席会议。

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上海环球金融中心全楼禁烟 垃圾分类回收 

8月28日，新民网记者在刚刚落成的上海环球金融中心内体验到了其多方位的节能环保措施，采用环保建筑材料，楼内通过细微的空调控制达到节能目的，除此之外，投资方还将在项目地块内陆续增加绿化面积，利用上海固有的树种，营造出绿意盎然的空间。

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China to Combine Two Tobacco Companies, Business Herald Says  

Hongyun Group and Honghe Group will merge, forming China's largest cigarette maker, the 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing a tobacco bureau official.

The two companies, both based in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, signed a merger agreement yesterday, the Chinese-language newspaper said on its Web site today, citing Li Weidong, a tobacco bureau official in the province.

The combined company will have annual production of more than 4 million boxes of cigarettes, making it the world's fifth- biggest behind Philip Morris International Inc., British American Tobacco Plc, Japan Tobacco Inc. and Imperial Tobacco Group Plc

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• Report: China tobacco merger to create No. 4 maker 

Two Chinese tobacco companies are merging to form the world's fourth-largest cigarette producer by volume, a financial newspaper reported Tuesday.

Hongyun Group and Honghe Group signed a letter of intent Monday, the newspaper 21st Century Business Herald said, citing Li Weidong, an executive of their parent company, China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Corp. It said the deal requires approval from China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.

A woman who answered the phone at Hongyun's press office and refused to give her name declined to say whether a merger was planned.

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• Smoking ban ensures a healthy Games 

the city's municipal government is also making efforts to ensure a healthy Games by prohibiting smoking in public areas.

The regulation was enacted to meet requirements from the World Health Organization (WHO).

In a 2004 meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing, former WHO Director-General Dr. Lee Jong-wook said it was his hope that all athletes and spectators coming to the Beijing Games have a smoke-free environment at the competition venues.

Premier Wen agreed, noting that a smoking-free Olympic Games is in line with the Olympic spirit, and would further enhance tobacco control in Beijing.

Health authorities in Beijing banned smoking in public areas beginning on May 1. . . .

To meet the regulation, a total of 6,700 no smoking signs were place at all Olympic sports venues.

To create a smoke-free dining environment, the Beijing Health Bureau and other organizations issued a regulation requiring no-smoking areas in the city's 40,000 restaurants in February 2007. . . .

Another no-smoking campaign requires medical organizations to take the lead to turn hospitals into a no-smoking environment, then promote the initiative to all of society.

The Beijing Health Bureau has formulated six standards for smoke-free hospitals. . . .

From April to June in 2008, a total of 165 reports on smoking control appeared in the news media.

Posters to promote tobacco control were placed in many communities in Beijing. . . .

The Beijing Health Bureau has also strengthened cooperation with WHO and other international organizations to enhance the tobacco control task in the city.

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