SMOKE2U
Tobacco Sales Take Off in Cyberspace.
Te-Ping Chen
中国“万宝路”之乡
庞大的地下烟草产业使中国成为全球假烟巨头
国际调查报道记者同盟.
China’s Marlboro Country
A massive underground industry makes China the world leader in counterfeit cigarettes.
Smoking Dragon, Royal Charm
A tale of four FBI agents, 62 Chinese smugglers, and a billion bogus cigarettes.
The counterfeit cops
Private investigators fight a hidden war against knock-off cigarettes, electronics, toothpaste, and more.
European Ambitions Hit a Wall of Carbon
Business, industry pare back EU climate goals.
Top asbestos user China faces epidemic of cancer
For China, it seems, the worst is yet to come. Jukka Takala, director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, says that the annual death toll from mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases in China may reach 15,000 by 2035.
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