Bhutan is renowned as a country of peace and contentment, unique for measuring national success by its Gross National Happiness Index instead of the traditional GDP. With a profound respect for ...

Standing at 51.5m tall and made of bronze and gilded in shimmering gold, it looms large on the landscape and feels like a ...

Bhutan's Gross National Happiness index places more importance on its citizens' emotional and social well-being than on financial prosperity. Read more: UAE introduces visa-on-arrival for Indian ...

The $100 billion Gelephu Mindfulness City is set to remake capitalism and attract businesses with its focus on green ...

Guided by the “four pillars of Gross National Happiness”—sustainable development, environmental protection, cultural preservation, and good governance—Bhutan has pulled itself out of ...

The "kingdom of happiness" is feeling sad as it faces unprecedented ... economic growth rate of just 1.7% over five years and said Bhutan's economy was "on the brink of collapse".

A monk on his way to Tiger’s Nest Monastery © Angelo Pennetta Bhutanese folklore maintains that in order to be happy, one must contemplate death five times a day. Only by acknowledging your limited ...

(JTA) — Israel and Bhutan, a small Buddhist majority Himalayan ... that eschews materialism and instead seeks “gross national happiness.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ...