A smoking ban in Hanoi’s state offices, public places and public transportation will begin next April, according to a plan recently approved by city administrators.

Authorities in the capital will begin promoting the policy later this month, according to the plan.

In related news, Health Bridge has recently released a study on the health impacts of smoking in Vietnam.

Some 11 percent of students surveyed between the ages of 13-15 in nine provinces and cities including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City had tried smoking. The percentage of students in that age group who now smoke regularly is 3.3 percent, according to the study.

Source: Tuoi Tre