Kiran Paul

Kiran Paul

With a background that spans both the agility of startup environments and the established presence of Asian Media Group, Kiran tries to bring a well-rounded perspective to his work. His career as a journalist began at a dynamic news startup, where he honed his reporting and storytelling skills for five years, gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced and evolving media landscape. Since 2018, he has been contributing to Asian Trader, where a standout feature of his work has been his in-depth interviews with award-winning retailers, which he transforms into insightful profiles that appear in each issue. Since 2021, he has also been at the helm of the sister title, Vape Business.

disposable vapes

Half of single-use vape users may turn to black market under new rules: survey

March 27, 2025

Around 2 million UK vapers (35%) say they would either buy illicit single-use vapes, return to smoking, or increase tobacco use if...

UKVIA

Tobacco and Vapes Bill wins Commons backing

March 27, 2025

The House of Commons passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Wednesday after MPs voted 366 to 41 to approve it at...

VApril logo

VApril campaign to put public education at top of agenda

March 26, 2025

VApril, the largest and most successful vape awareness campaign in the world, is returning for its eighth year amid record-high misperceptions about...

misinformation

Influencers fuel ‘unprecedented’ surge for vape industry’s ‘misinformation officer’ job

March 25, 2025

Hundreds of potential candidates have applied for the vape industry’s first ever Chief Misinformation Officer job, according to the employer who created...

illegal and underage vape sales

New funding to ramp up fight against illegal and underage vape sales

March 25, 2025

A new £10 million boost for Trading Standards has been unveiled on Saturday to fund an expected 80 more apprentice enforcement officers...

Illegal vapes seized from a shop in Liverpool

Third of UK vapers willing to buy illegal vapes post-ban

March 25, 2025

Almost a third (32%) UK vape users would be willing to purchase an illegal vape, a new survey has found. With the...

ARGUS G3

Voopoo unveils new pod vape ARGUS G3

March 22, 2025

Vape firm Voopoo has unveiled the latest product in its ARGUS series, ARGUS G3. The new pod device is powered by the...

illegal vaping

Local Vape Action pilot tackling illegal vapes in Tunbridge Wells

March 22, 2025

Local Vape Action (LVA) is a partnership approach to tackling vaping issues at a local level. It brings together local authority partners...

Vape Users

Vape users underestimate cigarette harm, survey reveals

March 20, 2025

New research that looked into vape user’s perception of harm across a range of nicotine products highlighted a serious lack of awareness...

Imperial Brands unveils new blu bar kit and pod flavours

March 20, 2025

Imperial Brands has launched a range of new flavours to its rechargeable blu bar kit vape line, following increasing demand from customers...

Survey shows UK disposable vape ban drives users back to smoking and illicit products

Vape ban: What’s next for retailers?

March 19, 2025

The UK vaping industry will be hit by many changes to regulation in 2025, following the disposable vapes ban. With a recent...

smoking

Inaccurate vaping fears hinder youth switching from smoking, study finds

March 17, 2025

Young adults are more likely to give up smoking and switch to vaping if they understand the reduced harm of vaping, according...

Illegal vapes seized from Gloucester shop

Illegal vapes worth £4,000 seized from hidden room in Gloucester shop

March 14, 2025

Illegal vapes worth £4,000 have been seized by Gloucestershire County Council trading standards officers from a shop near Gloucester city centre, following...

smokefree

Thousands in Dorset go smoke-free with Swap to Stop scheme

March 13, 2025

Dorset’s ‘Swap to Stop’ programme, launched by Public Health Dorset last year, is proving a resounding success, with thousands of smokers making...