More than 40 countries, including eight of 11 ASEAN Member States, have already banned e cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and related products. A strong reminder that momentum is building globally for stronger tobacco In a major crackdown, China banned the sale of flavoured e cigarettes across the country. The ban is an attempt by the Chinese government to keep underage vaping in check which had been 2FIRSTS Mexico's E cigarette Ban Fails to Curb Usage but Incubates Black Market The vape divide: 34 countries have banned e cigarettes entirely as the WHO says they could be just as harmful as regular tobacco but 74 nations don't have any rules in place