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.

Zovoo unveils new CUBEBAR series of disposable vapes

August 10, 2022

Chinese vape brand Zovoo has officially launched its much-anticipated CUBEBAR series of disposable e-cigarettes. Known as ‘Magic Cube’, there are three models...

Supreme expands vape footprint with acquisition of Cuts Ice and Flavour Core

August 10, 2022

Supreme, which owns vaping brands KiK and 88vape, has announced the acquisition of Cuts Ice Limited and Flavour Core Limited for an undisclosed sum....

Legacy approvals may not be enough for vape products to remain on market, expert warns

August 8, 2022

Legacy product submissions previously approved by regulators could come back to bite manufacturers and affect retail sales, a vaping compliance expert has...

RELX raises bar for e-cigarette quality

August 3, 2022

RELX International has pledged a new initiative – committing the brand to high standards and first-rate quality products. E-cigarette use has seen...

Upends launches new brand proposition and mesh coil devices

August 3, 2022

E-cigarette brand Upends has recently released a brand-new brand proposition of Mesh Coil Is The Future, and developed a series of products...

Concern at pupils selling vapes at school

July 30, 2022

By Alex Metcalfe, Local Democracy Reporter Fears about Teesside youngsters taking up vaping have been sounded – with health chiefs hearing how...

Illegal vapes seized in Kensington and Chelsea

July 29, 2022

Around 3,000 illegal vapes have been seized in Kensington and Chelsea, worth approximately £24,000, the borough council has informed. The council added...

SGF poll shows support for vaping among Scots

July 27, 2022

A new poll for the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has found that around half of the Scots want to make accessing vapes...

JTI launches Nordic Spirit retailer competition with £20,000 worth top prize

July 25, 2022

JTI has announced a nationwide search to discover the ‘perfect’ Nordic Spirit stores amongst its independent retail trade partners. As part of...

IVG expects fivefold growth in revenue to touch £100 million this year

July 22, 2022

Vaping and e-liquid manufacturer IVG, or I Vape Great, said it expects to break through the £100 milli­­on barrier for the first...

PMI reports over 20 per cent growth in IQOS users

July 22, 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) on Thursday said net revenues from its smoke-free products has accounted for 29.9 per cent of total net...

Zovoo unveils new Dragbar variant

July 21, 2022

Chinese vaping brand Zovoo has on Wednesday launched a new product in its Dragbar series. The new Dragbar Z700 GT is a...

PMI refutes study suggesting emissions from heated tobacco products as smoke

July 21, 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) has strongly rejected a research report that has suggested emissions from heated tobacco products could be considered smoke....

BAT launches new glo product hyper X2

July 21, 2022

British American Tobacco (BAT) has on Thursday unveiled its newest, state-of-the-art heated tobacco product, glo hyper X2, in Tokyo, Japan. The latest...