Asia Bhutan Thanks to an innovative 2021 software, entrepreneurs can launch a business on their mobile phones in less than a minute; in 2022, 5.500 Bhutanese, almost 1% of the population, used the service to register a business and 52% of them were women
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Tourism Council has announced its participation in South Asia's Travel & Tourism Exchange Exhibition 9-11 February 2023 in India
Asia Bhutan The Miss Universe 2022 pageant starting today in New Orleans, USA, is confirmed to be featuring Bhutan for the first time ever
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Chess Federation organised its first FIDE-rated tournament, won by 27-year-old Karma Sonam
Asia Bhutan In 2022, international tourist arrivals are expected to reach between 55% and 70% of 2019 levels; despite the drop in arrivals, 16.520 tourists have visited the country since the opening of the border in September this year
Asia Bhutan By July next year, the country should have a national tourism policy and implement it; according to Director General of the Bhutan Tourism Council, the final draft of the policy will be ready by this month
Asia Bhutan The Bhutan Olympic Committee has opened a boxing academy in cooperation with the Public School of the Armed Forces in Chundu, a centre that will offer training in a newly built hall; 11 girls and 11 boys are part of the initial group
Asia Bhutan Together with other countries, Bhutan signed an agreement in Thimphu to promote seed sharing between countries and strengthen the region's seed sector
Asia Bhutan The first Snowman Race, known as the world's toughest ultramarathon, saw large participation and ended a month ago today
Asia Bhutan Bhutan has opened its largest art exhibition abroad in Brussels, Belgium, with the theme 'Healing with Happiness'
Asia Bhutan Indian Railways delivered the first consignment of goods to Bhutan via a multimodal route, with 75 utility vehicles purchased from Bhutan being transported
Asia Bhutan To coincide with the opening of the borders, the country revealed a new national identity that demonstrates an evolving and optimistic spirit, designed to inspire pride and ignite the imagination of citizens and visitors with a new national brand
Asia Bhutan The Jalpaiguri district administration is planning to install rain gauges in some areas of Bhutan to receive real-time rainfall data