At a time when development often deepens inequality, the tiny Himalayan kingdom is trying to modernize without losing its ...

Lila Pradhan sat recently at the entrance to the auditorium at the Ohio History Center, welcoming guests to the third International Bhutanese Literary Convention. Nearby, a millennia-old mastodon ...

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 ...

Far far away, in the Land of the Thunder Dragon, red-robed monks and rapt villagers intensely focused on fearsome dancers who wore skull-trimmed bug-eyed wood masks and slowly performed a purifying ...

Bhutan is often praised for its gradual move toward democracy. But democracy is more than holding elections—it requires open ...

(Reuters) - The mountainous kingdom of Bhutan holds its first round of mock parliamentary elections on Saturday ahead of elections in 2008. Here are come key facts about Bhutan. -- Wedged between ...

Dinesh Nepal drove across Pennsylvania, from Pittsburgh to Pike County Correctional Facility on Saturday, to visit his uncle, believing he will be deported within days. At least 10 men from the ...

Four dozen members of the local Harrisburg area Bhutanese community held a rally on the steps of Pennsylvania Saturday, demanding the release of political prisoners in Bhutan. The Global Campaign for ...