Bhutan said on Wednesday it will invest $1 billion from its national crypto currency reserves to develop a planned “Mindfulness City”. The project is intended to become a new economic hub for the small Himalayan kingdom. Read More: Minister urges youth to boost digital economy with crypto innovation The Buddhist-majority nation, located between India and China, is […]
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Bhutan welcomes back tourists after COVID-19 with honey, turmeric and SIM cards
Twenty-three foreign visitors landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after more than two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, with officials looking to tourism to help revive the local economy. Wedged between China and India, the country known for its natural beauty and ancient Buddhist culture, […]
Death toll rises as monsoon floods hit Bhutan and Nepal
At least a dozen people have been killed in Bhutan and Nepal and several others are missing as torrential monsoon rains hit the region, triggering landslides and inundating homes, officials said Thursday. The annual monsoon season is crucial to replenish water supplies across South Asia, but it also causes death and destruction. Ten collectors of […]
India steps up China border patrols, vows to handle ‘assertiveness’
India will handle China’s growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the country’s top army officer declared Friday. The nuclear-armed neighbours have in the past gone to war over their border and last year were involved in a showdown over a Himalayan plateau claimed by China […]