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CONTENTS
Publisher/Founding Editor
Glenn Anthony John
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Associate Editor
Nattira Medvedeva
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Contributing Editor
Thomas Schmid
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Correspondents (NGP)
2FIRSTS
Correspondents
Dr. Allen Liao (China)
Thulani Mpofu (Africa)
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Translations
TobaccoChina Online
Administrative Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Office Assistant
Malisa Kongkatitum
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Sales Director
Emerson Leonard
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Director, October Inter Co Ltd
Boonthin Tubsongkroh
Editorial/Circulation
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12 Q&A: Micro Laser
Technology GmbH
FRONT FEATURES
18 The Pathways of American
Cigars into China
22
India: Illicit Cigarettes
Harm Industry, Farmers
26 China: Tobacco Biz Booming;
Defies Global Trends
PRODUCT FEATURES
32
FDA's Proposed Rule on
Very Low Nicotine Content
34 Global Report:
China's E-Cig Exports
38 High-Aroma, Low-Tar:
China's New Cig Trend
MANUFACTURING FEATURES
44 Paper Filters: A Revolution
in the Re-Making?
48 China's Smart Cigarette
Manufacturing
LEAF TOBACCO FEATURE
56 US 2024: A Crop That
Couldn't Catch a Break
60 Laos Launches Cannabis
Pilot Project
CLOSING FEATURES
68 Russia's Tobacco Market:
Growth and Alternatives
70 Tobacco Harm Reduction:
Progress and Prospects
Features
Departments
8 From the Editor
14 Front Page News
28 Product News
40 Manufacturing News
52 Leaf News
64 Closing News
74 Events
74 Advertisers Index
On the Cover…
Laos Initiates Groundbreaking
Cannabis Pilot Project
Tobacco Asia Issue 1, 2025 (January / February)
US 2024: A Crop That Couldn't
Catch a Break
Despite the harsh weather, much of the
flue-cured crop - like this produced in
Oxford, NC - turned out quite well.
