The drive up to Phulari viewpoint snakes for three miles along dirt tracks flanked by flowering pyoli plants and murals of flaming phalluses, a traditional good-luck symbol here in the Himalayan ...

As Bhutan holds general elections, serious economic challenges like chronic youth unemployment are foremost in the minds of many voters - Copyright AFP DIPTENDU DUTTA ...

Bhutan, the small landlocked country wedged between India and China, is perhaps best known for “Gross National Happiness,” the alternate measure that the country claims gives a fuller understanding of ...

The People’s Democratic Party was victorious in Bhutan's parliamentary elections, winning 30 out of 47 National Assembly seats, signaling their return to power. The Bhutan Tendrel Party secured 17 ...

THIMPHU, Bhutan (AP) — The People’s Democratic Party won the most seats in Bhutan’s parliamentary elections Tuesday and will form the new government as residents hope politicians make good on promises ...

The Kingdom of Bhutan announced the world’s largest Bitcoin pledge to support its new economic zone called the Gelephu Mindfulness City. The South Asian country, with a population of just under ...

The World Bank has reiterated its strong commitment to support Bhutan’s comprehensive development agenda. During a recent visit to this South Asian nation, high-ranking officials associated with the ...

A new economic hub in Bhutan plans to set up a strategic cryptocurrency reserve comprising major crypto assets, including ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is exploring ways to mine and leverage green cryptocurrencies using hydropower to boost its economy and create jobs to reduce brain drain, the ...

The freshly constructed entrance to a new national-service campus in Gelephu Mindfulness City, on Nov. 5Sarker Protick for TIME The drive up to Phulari viewpoint snakes for three miles along dirt ...

Bhutanese citizens voted in November in primary polls to choose the top two political parties - Copyright AFP Ted ALJIBE The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan began voting ...

In December 2023, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck announced the GMC as part of “wholesale” reforms of the nation’s economy to combat challenges such as 29% youth unemployment and a ...