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PBBM holds milestone meeting with Bhutan leader

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday welcomed Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay during the latter’s courtesy call, marking the first leaders’ level engagement between...

Bhutan pledges $1 billion cryptocurrency for ‘mindfulness’ city

Thimphu, Bhutan—Bhutan said Wednesday it will invest $1 billion from national cryptocurrency reserves to develop a "Mindfulness City," which it hopes will become an economic...

PH-Bhutan Pact

Philippine Ambassador to India Josel Ignacio and Bhutanese Ambassador to India Major General Vetsop Namgyel formalize diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Bhutan in...

Philippines, Bhutan formalize diplomatic ties

Philippine Ambassador to India Josel Ignacio and the Bhutanese Ambassador to India Major General Vetsop Namgyel formally established diplomatic relations in New Delhi, India...

Trekking the rooftop of the world

Shrouded in mystery and magic, the Himalayan Kingdom has always been attractive to me, but I could never include it as a side trip...

Bhutan’s trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community

Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe competition—she is also the Himalayan country's only openly...

‘Felt like a bullet’: Bhutan mourns 4th COVID death

Bhutan’s success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivaled but a rare patient death – just the kingdom’s fourth – shows more work was needed...

‘Felt like a bullet’: Bhutan PM mourns rare COVID death

Bhutan's success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivalled but a rare patient death—just the kingdom's fourth—shows more work was needed to fight the pandemic...

Strong quake hits India’s Assam state

Guwahati, India—A strong earthquake and nerve-jangling aftershocks cracked walls and sent inhabitants pouring onto the streets in several towns across northeastern India on Wednesday. There...

Bhutan lifts tobacco ban due to coronavirus

The remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, known for embracing gross national happiness and outlawing television until 1999, has now made the unusual decision to...

In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doc on Saturdays

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Bhutan seeks happiness in new government

Thimphu, Bhutan"•Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom jammed between India and China, voted in a national election Thursday guaranteed to usher in a new ruling party...

Bhutan’s not-so-happy evicted minority, the Lhotshampa

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Winter Wonderland

A collection of winter landscapes from Bhutan, Japan, China, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, and Russia by Filipino travelers who dare venture to parts unknown have...
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