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

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 ...

This video explained how Bhutan built its identity around gross national happiness instead of economic growth. It showed how ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

Bhutan launches TER, a Solana-based gold-backed token, as it expands its digital economy via Gelephu Mindfulness City and DK ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Bhutan began voting on Tuesday, the final round of national parliamentary elections that will form the Himalayan kingdom’s fourth government since democracy was established 15 ...

THIMPHU, Bhutan — Voters in Bhutan, a landlocked country in the eastern Himalayan mountain range with a population of around 800,000 people, began casting their ballots Tuesday to elect a new ...

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 ...

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 ...