The head of NGP division, Lim Wang-seop, stated, "KT & G has won the support of consumers with innovative devices and a variety of pods that meet consumer needs, securing the top position in the domestic e-cigarette market
Beginning in July, it started cracking down on e-cigarette companies, such as Puff Bar, that sell fruity, disposable products that the agency said appeal to youths
The rationale behind further tightening control, including a ban on flavoured cigarettes and possessing alternative tobacco products, was well explained last year when the Health Bureau doubled down on its 2018 goal to cut the smoking rate to 7.8 per cent by 2025
So is vaping to be embraced by smokers as a means to quit harmful tobacco, or shunned as another potentially health-harming habit