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.

Geekbar warns against fake disposable vape brand

April 26, 2023

Geekbar said it has received allegations of counterfeit vape products from the Aegis series in the Philippine market. The leading disposable vape...

BAT to pay over $600m for violating North Korea sanctions

April 26, 2023

British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $600 million (£480m) to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea...

Scandinavian Tobacco Group acquires nicotine pouch brand XQS

April 25, 2023

Scandinavian Tobacco Group has on Sunday announced an agreement for the acquisition of ‘substantially all assets’ of the Swedish company XQS International....

Relx bats for flavoured vapes as it supports government’s stop smoking initiative

April 25, 2023

Flavoured vapes play a pivotal role in helping adult smokers stop using cigarettes, reducing the negative health effects of inhaling combustible tobacco,...

Veolia launches vape collection scheme

April 25, 2023

Leading resource management company Veolia has launched a national vape collection service to help provide safe disposal and recycling routes for the...

Wolverhampton shop accused of selling alcohol and vapes to schoolchildren

April 23, 2023

By Joe Sweeney, Local Democracy Reporter A shop in Wolverhampton is to have its licence reviewed after reports of alcohol and vapes...

New research shows significant rise in vapers globally  

April 23, 2023

The global number of people who vape has increased by 20 per cent between 2020 and 2021, latest research from the Global...

Kendal retailers commended after 100% success rate in test purchasing  

April 22, 2023

Westmorland & Furness Council’s Trading Standards service and Cumbria Police have praised retailers following a covert operation to test the sale of...

Haypp exits UK vape

Netherlands bans sale of all nicotine pouches

April 22, 2023

The Dutch government on Friday said it would ban the sale of all types of nicotine pouches in the Netherlands, while widening...

Innokin unveils Vape For The Planet campaign

April 21, 2023

Vape brand Innokin has launched a new campaign to raise awareness for environmentally responsible vaping. As part of the Vape For The...

Vape tech brand Feelm plans major UK recycling drive

April 20, 2023

Feelm, part of Smoore, one of the world’s leading vape technology companies, said it is all set to launch a new recycling...

Middle East vape firm ANDS expands into UK

April 19, 2023

ANDS, a trademark owner of alternative nicotine delivery systems, is expanding its global footprint with the opening of its new European headquarters...

Checklist to spot illicit vapes

April 19, 2023

Broughton, a scientific organisation that conducts vape compliance testing, has used its experience to produce a checklist, How to spot an illicit...

Italy probes BAT over heated tobacco ad

April 19, 2023

Italy’s competition authority said Tuesday it was investigating British American Tobacco’s Italian division and online giant Amazon for alleged misleading advertising of...