Electronic cigarettes
Despite the ban, openly trading and using e-cigarettes
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Despite penalty regulations, e-cigarettes are still secretly traded online, publicly used in many places, with increasingly sophisticated methods.
E-cigarettes still creep in after the ban, transactions are increasingly sophisticated
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E-cigarettes, although banned, are still secretly traded on social networks and appear in many public spaces, showing that control still faces many challenges.
Many new policies officially take effect from May
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Electronic cigarette users are fined up to 5 million VND; Using lifelong learning records data on VnelD... are new policies that will take effect from May.
Coffee shop resolutely bans e-cigarettes according to new Decree
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Many coffee shops simultaneously tighten management, saying no to e-cigarettes to strictly comply with the new fines according to Decree 90/2026/ND-CP.
Many young people still secretly order e-cigarettes online
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Although banned according to regulations, e-cigarettes still creep into young people when many people try to use them secretly, admitting that they are addicted and can't quit.
Fines for the act of using and storing e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
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A fine of between 3,000,000 VND and 5,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of using electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco.
The average age to start using tobacco in Vietnam is only about 16.9 years old
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A new study from the University of Public Health shows that about 14% of students have tried e-cigarettes and 3% are using them.
Ministry of Health proposes to completely ban tobacco displays
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Currently, Vietnam still has about 15.8 million smokers. The smoking rate among adults is 20.8%, of which men account for 41.1%.
20-year-old young man in deep coma, on ventilator due to e-cigarettes
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A 20-year-old young man had to be hospitalized in a state of deep coma, respiratory failure and severe lung damage after using e-cigarettes.
Ho Chi Minh City police break up a sophisticated e-cigarettes ring with billions of VND in revenue
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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City Police have just prosecuted and temporarily detained 7 subjects in a large-scale, sophisticated e-cigarettes trading ring.
Request for regular management of banning the use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
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After the regulations banning e-cigarettes and heated tobacco took effect, the violation situation has had initial positive changes.
Electronic cigarettes are banned, many coffee shop owners are afraid of being affected
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After e-cigarettes were officially banned, sellers operated secretly, and many eateries and cafes were worried about being fined for "harboring".
Badges and virtual networks in buying and selling e-cigarettes, heating up
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From Facebook to Telegram, ringleaders set up online "black markets", operating sophisticatedly to avoid inspection, regardless of the risk of fines.
Fines for using and storing e-cigarettes
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According to Decree 371/2025/ND-CP, the penalty for the act of using e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and the act of concealment.
Storing people using e-cigarettes is fined up to 10 million VND
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The government supplements penalties for using e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. In which, harboring e-cigarettes users is fined up to 10 million VND.
