Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. is expanding the test market for its iQOS device — an alternative to conventional cigarettes — to a third market.

E-cigarettes using liquid nicotine are not allowed in Japan, meaning heat-not-burn devices such as IQOS have less competition from vaping devices.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow Philip Morris to sell a heated tobacco product called IQOS in the United States, a major victory for the international ...