Pyongyang: North Korea's Supreme People's Congress has banned smoking in some public places in a bid to provide people with a "living environment," the state-run KCNA state media reported on Thursday. "Hygienic."
The KCNA quoted a lawmaker as saying that the smoking ban was designed to protect the lives and health of North Koreans through strict social laws as well. Restrictions on the production and sale of cigarettes.
According to the source, the ban on smoking will be enforced in various places, including political and ideological education centers, cinemas, hospitals, as well as public health facilities.
North Korea has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with 43.9% of male smokers in 2013. According to the World Health Organization.
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