Chart-topper Benson Boone joins the special club of celebrities who participated in the famous Australian tradition known as “The Shoey” where someone takes a swig straight out of a shoe.

The Ministry of Health has proposed fines ranging from VND1-2 million (US$40-80) for individuals using e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, with repeat offenses subject to doubled penalties.

Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content. It's a goal long sought by anti-smoking advocates ...