Asia Bhutan At the first Bhutan Climate Roundtable, temperature projections show that by the end of the century the country could see a 3,2 degree temperature increase, especially in the highlands, due to greenhouse gas emissions and economic development
Asia Bhutan The sustainable financial solutions identified in National Biodiversity Financing Plan, roadmap to a greener and safer nature and society, will help the country protect its rich and pristine biodiversity, create green jobs and combat climate change
Asia Bhutan The country received more than 52.000 tourists in the last eight months, described by Bhutan's Department of Tourism as a positive trend in the revival of the industry
Asia Bhutan Contemporary Bhutanese art is finding its way onto the international scene; last year, exhibitions of several Bhutanese artists were held in Europe and this year in Taiwan
Asia Bhutan Travel sellers around the world can now book flights with Bhutan Airlines on the Amadeus Travel platform
Asia Bhutan Forbes reports that as part of the BlockFi and Celsius bankruptcy proceedings, it has emerged that the Kingdom of Bhutan has secretly invested tens of millions of US dollars in cryptocurrencies,
Asia Bhutan The National Biodiversity Centre recently made an exciting discovery – two previously unknown species of aquatic snails in a stream near the Royal Thimphu College
Asia Bhutan About 6.000 international tourists paying the new SDF fee have visited the country since the reopening of borders six months ago
Asia Bhutan Dagana district will no longer allow meat, including eggs, to be served during the annual Tshechu and other religious events in the gewog lhakhang, as it is not considered in line with religion
Asia Bhutan The country has reported an outbreak of African fowl pest in pigs in a village near the border with India, Reuters reported, citing the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
Asia Bhutan The country aims to eliminate malaria by 2025, postponing once again the deadline after missing two targets in 2018 and 2020
Asia Bhutan Bhutan's Ministry of Education and Skills Development recently conducted a national online coding competition to understand the level of coding concepts in students who took various CodeMonkey courses in schools
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