Asia Bhutan Tshering Dema, a former beneficiary of the school feeding programme developed by the World Food Programme, now provides vegetables to her old school through a farmers' group
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Women's National Team arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the SAFF Women's Championship 2022 to be held on 6 September
Asia Bhutan The country imported tobacco and tobacco products worth Nu 565,63 million ($7 million) in the first six months of this year - data is released by the Department of Revenue and Customs
Asia Bhutan The two-day national conference on Women in Politics, leadership and Governance held in Thimphu earlier this week was saluted by general consensus on supporting an environment for women to have more space in governance and curbing gender stereotyping
Asia Bhutan The country is home to 7% of the world's bird species, with the global ornithological community considering it one of the world's top bird destinations
Asia Bhutan Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe pageant, she is also the only openly gay public figure in the Himalayan country
Asia Bhutan Of 7399 water sources currently used by the population, 25,1% are drying up while 0,9% have dried up, according to the assessment and mapping exercise coordinated by the Watershed Management Division of the Department of Forest and Park Services
Asia Bhutan Bhutan's spiritual leader made history this week by introducing women's monastic ordination, or Bhikshuni, after many years of debate and indecision
Asia Bhutan Over the next two years, the country intends to harness 300 MW of solar power; currently, the country's installed renewable energy capacity (excluding hydropower) is around 9 MW
Asia Bhutan India will provide Bhutan's first broad gauge railway link; with a 57,5 km long section, it should meet the need for railway connectivity between Bangladesh and Nepal; the two neighbouring countries already made the step
Asia Bhutan 10 chess players, 5 men and 5 women, will represent the country at 44th Chess Olympiad in India; the tournament will be an official international chess competition for Bhutanese players after eight years of inactivity by the chess federation
Asia Bhutan The country has identified Quinoa as a priority crop under the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 'One Country One Priority Product' initiative