It sounds like something out of a fairytale.. a beautiful, remote land, with an enlightened king adored by his subjects.. a place with tall mountains, lush forests, flowing rivers and clean air..

Bhutan, the tiny kingdom that introduced Gross National Happiness to the world, has a problem: young people are leaving the country in record numbers. The country boasts free health care, free ...

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A Buddhist kingdom where GDP has been replaced by an index of Gross National Happiness: This is one of the images Bhutan cultivates abroad. For almost a quarter of a century, the reclusive mountain ...

The serene Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is once again in the global spotlight as it hosts the Global Peace Prayer (GPP) 2025, a landmark spiritual and cultural gathering from November 4 to 17, 2025.

The freshly constructed entrance to a new national-service campus in Gelephu Mindfulness City, on Nov. 5Sarker Protick for TIME The drive up to Phulari viewpoint snakes for three miles along dirt ...