Asia Bhutan The Ministry of Health has received 12 ambulance units from Japan to strengthen access to emergency medical needs, in line with the government's vision to reduce the gap and ensure the equitable distribution of health services
Asia Bhutan The historic and sacred Trans Bhutan Trail will be reopened in March for the first time in 60 years, after two years of extensive restoration
Asia Bhutan Kiwi saplings grown in Ilam are being exported to the country from Kakadvitta checkpoint in Jhapa district in increasing numbers lately after the country encouraged farmers to engage in cultivation of the product
Asia Bhutan The country has postponed the deadline for malaria elimination to 2022, after failing twice, once in 2018 and again in 2020
Asia Bhutan Gen-Next Democracy Network programme delegation from Bhutan visited Nalanda University in India at an event to provide an overview of India democratic traditions, cultural heritage and development initiatives to young emerging leaders from 75 democracies
Asia Bhutan The country, which in recent years has been gradually encroached upon by China, which claims over 764km of state territory, has now signed yet another memorandum of understanding on the issue
Asia Bhutan A one-minute Bhutanese film, 'Snow Lion and The Glaciologist', has been selected as one of the 50 best films from 35 countries for the Mobile Film Festival awards ceremony on World Climate Day in Paris on 8 December
Asia Bhutan As the Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) Secretariat is currently reviewing the five-year-plan system, a study has recommended that the government change the planning cycle from five years to three
Asia Bhutan To develop a digital topographic map of various parts of the country, the Government of Japan will provide a grant of 796 million yen
Asia Bhutan Bhutan Space Week 2022 has invited teachers across the country to submit proposals for space-related activities; the six selected proposals will receive a $100.000 grant
Asia Bhutan A business dialogue with Bangladesh was held, where ideas were exchanged with the local business community on how to maximise the benefits of the recently signed preferential trade agreement between the two countries
Asia Bhutan Seyphu will host the country's first mega solar power plant, a 17-megawatt facility, while the construction of the plant at Shingkhar in Bumthang is facing a temporary suspension due to community clearance issues
Asia Bhutan Campaign for the second dose of Covid-19 vaccination for children starts today; the country thus confirms expectations to reach herd immunity by the first week of October