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Where the Thunder Dragon Breathes: Bhutan’s Bold Bet on Climate, Culture and Contentment

THIMPU, Bhutan, Jun 18, 2025: “I can’t get this anywhere else,” says Tshering Lhamo, a 29-year-old shopkeeper in Thimphu, as she gestures toward the...

Bhutan to build ‘mindfulness city’ to woo investment, create jobs

Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a "mindfulness city" and began raising...

Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the $200 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling...

Bhutan, Bitdeer plan $500 million green crypto fund

Bhutan and Singapore-based Bitdeer have announced plans to raise $500 million to set up crypto mining operations that use the Himalayan kingdom's plentiful hydropower. Huge...

Bhutan welcomes back tourists after COVID-19 with honey, turmeric and SIM cards

Twenty-three foreign visitors landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after more than two years...

PM phones Bhutan counterpart, welcomes pilgrims visiting sacred Buddhist sites

PM Khan in his telephonic conversation Thursday with the Bhutan counterpart discussed matters of mutual interests and challenges due to COVID-19 outbreak

In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doc on Saturdays

But Tshering is no ordinary doctor. During the week, he also happens to be prime minister in the Himalayan kingdom famous for measuring citizens' Gross National Happiness.

China says to beef up patrols along Indian border

BEIJING: China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that it would beef up patrols along a disputed stretch of its border with India but would...

Chinese soldiers clash with Indian troops on disputed border

SRINAGAR: Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long...

China mulling ‘small scale military operation’ against India: Chinese media

BEIJING: The ongoing standoff between armies of India and China showing no signs of abating, an article in a state-run daily in Beijing on...

Indian troop withdrawal ‘precondition’ for peace: China

NEW DELHI: China’s ambassador has said the withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed territory is a ‘precondition’ for peace, in an apparent escalation of a...

Sheikh Hasina decides to skip Saarc summit, claims Bangladeshi media

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided not to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit, scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November after her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi took a similar decision on Tuesday citing cross-border terror attacks, said media reports from Bangladesh.

Dar invites South Asian finance ministers to attend 8th SAARC meet

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Finance Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, has extended formal invitations to his counterparts in South Asian countries to attend 8th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) finance ministers’ meeting to be held in Islamabad on August 26 this year.

India announces three-year multiple entry visa for Pakistani businessmen

NEW DELHI: Pakistani businessmen with solid financial standing will be given a three-year multiple-entry business visa in India which will allow them to visit 15 cities.

PM Nawaz leaves for SAARC summit today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for Nepal's capital Khatmandu to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit on Tuesday (today), ARY News reports.
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