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Vietnam weighs full indoor smoking bans at bars, karaoke parlors and hotels

Bars, karaoke parlors, dance clubs and hotels in Vietnam may lose their designated smoking areas and go fully smoke-free in phases, under a draft decree that accompanies proposed changes to the country's tobacco law.

Vietnam weighs full indoor smoking bans at bars, karaoke parlors and hotels

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