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.

Switching to E-cigs could fetch you a Ferrari!

August 31, 2018

A typical smoker could save enough money to buy a Ferrari, a private island or a house if they switch to vaping,...

Exhaled e-cigarette particles evaporate rapidly: study

July 24, 2018

A new peer-reviewed study published in the academic journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research found significant differences between emissions from the tested e- and...

Flavours key to smokers switching to vaping: study

July 12, 2018

Flavours play a critical role in attracting – and retaining – smokers into the vaping category, directly contributing to tobacco harm reduction,...

WHO urged to recognise vaping’s role in harm reduction

May 25, 2018

Fontem Ventures, owner of leading e-vapour brand blu, has called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to recognise the growing evidence that...

Vaping firm Supreme to float on the AIM

April 23, 2018

E-cigarette firm Supreme has announced its intention to float its shares for trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange....

Vaping does not affect health, study finds

January 17, 2018

Regular use of e-cigarettes does not have any negative health impact on smokers, a new study has found. The peer-reviewed clinical trial,...

University of Birmingham vaping study

Smokers’ group welcomes heat-not-burn tobacco report

December 13, 2017

Forest, the smokers’ group, has welcomed a report that studied the risk of using heat-not-burn tobacco products. According to a report by...

E-cigs less harmful than smoking tobacco, claim health experts

September 21, 2017

Electronic cigarettes are “definitely less harmful” than smoking tobacco, according to health experts. Over 20 organisations including the NHS, Scottish Government, charities...

Study finds majority of vapers have kicked smoking habit

May 8, 2017

A YouGov study, which was commissioned by ASH, has found that out of an estimated 2.9m UK vapers more than half had given...

First TV ad showing someone using an e-cigarette is broadcast

November 11, 2014

THE FIRST television advert to show someone smoking an e-cigarette has been broadcast. Cigarette smoking was banned from British television adverts in...

E-cigarettes could save thousands of lives a year, report claims

September 15, 2014

ELECTRONIC cigarettes have the potential to save thousands of lives a year, researchers claim. University College London (UCL) experts have said over...