KOREA
A Korean colleague says that, as in Japan, there are newish, but unevenly enforced laws meant to protect nonsmokers in public places.
Most restaurants have non-smoking "areas" (i.e., no real separation).
Men tend to smoke more than women; old people tend to smoke more
than young; but interestingly, it is considered rude to light up
in the presence of an older person.
P. R. CHINA
A Chinese colleague says there is a new law
prohibiting smoking in most public places (airports, theaters, stores,
hotels). In fact, enforcement is uneven - a non-smoking
sign in a smaller city may not mean anything. In Shanghai and Beijing,
they are more apt to mean business.
All this pales, of course, in comparison to the overall air
pollution. Meanwhile, most three-star+ hotels
are considered good bets for nonsmokers, but only in the guest rooms.
BEIJING
Kunlun Hotel
A ritzy tourist hotel.
The 21st and 22nd floors have been designated as non-smoking.
According to legend, says their web site, a 5-star hotel appears in Beijing... :)
ZHEJIANG PROVINCE
-- HANGZHOU CITY
Chin Chin Restaurant
21 Qingchun Road, 15/F (Xinyu International Hostel)
tel 86-(0)571-87238095
Vegetarian restaurant
PHILIPPINES
DAVAO CITY (MINDANAO)
Davao has banned smoking (No.043-02) in a large number of public places, including public buildings, entertainment venues, hospitals, shopping malls, concerts and other places. We do not know how compliance is going, so are happy to add venues to this page.
Ethnos Bar and Restaurant
Davao Medical School Road, near Davao Circumferencial Road
Non-alcoholic bar and restaurant, nonsmoking.
Open 4pm to midnight, all-around entertainment for young crowd.
Coffee shop, restaurant, live bands Friday and Saturday. Billiards, internet access and network gaming, video games, board games, reading room with library. Event room available to rent. Catering.
SINGAPORE
Smoking is forbidden in most public places (but then
so are lots of other things), and there is a hefty fine.
You can reportedly smoke at food stalls on the street -
but don't drop the butt on the street! -
and in cabs. There is a heavy duty on cigarettes.
Restaurants and stores with air conditioning do not allow smoking.
Bars and discos do allow smoking.
Singapore Moslems generally do not encourage smoking at home,
Indian women mostly don't smoke, nor do Sikhs, for religious reasons.
SINGAPORE CITY
Cross Straits of China Restaurant
Cuppage Terrace (Somerset Road)
G@llery Evason
76 Robertson Quay 65-235-3120
general@galleryhotel.com.sg
"Singapore's First Hip Hotel". Riverside business class hotel complex in the newly trendy Quay. A collection of linked buildings. The industrial design aesthetic (glass and steel, exposed infrastructure) harkens back to the 1960s. Internet access in all rooms and the restaurant. No smoking in most rooms and public spaces. The hotel has the patch (!) for people trying to quit. There is a women-only floor.
Snack World Restaurant
Cuppage Terrace (Somerset Road)
Yhingthai Palace Restaurant
36 Purvis Street #01-04 tel 3371161, 3379429
Authentic Thai and Thai-Chinese cuisine.
11:30am-14:30pm and 18:30-20:00pm
thanks Noel Lee!
TAIWAN
Smoking is allowed anywhere except for government
buildings and big department stores.
Most restaurants offer non-smoking "areas".
Thanks Joe!
Taiwan Department of Health Dining Guide
(in Chinese) (See the cute animation!)
TAIPEI
Sherwood Taipei Hotel
111 Ming Sheng East Road, Section 3
tel 886-2-2718-1188 fax 886-2-2713-0707
sherwood@sherwood.com.tw
An elegant, upscale hotel in the financial district, with
non-smoking rooms on the 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17 floors.
The staff are not permitted to smoke while cleaning.
A friend had a pleasant stay here while on business travel.
The dining and lounge areas have smoking areas (no real separation).
