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BHUTAN

BHUTAN

THIMPU 20250331 After decades of self-imposed isolation, Bhutan is now opening its doors to the outside world - with a bold vision for the future. The hypermodern city of Gelephu Mindfulness City is set to attract AI experts, entrepreneurs and young Bhutanese back home. Picture: Lotay Tshering, the country's former prime minister and now governor of the enormous futururistic project, shows the plans for the new city on a large map.Photo: Eva Tedesjö / DN / TT / Code: 3504

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Japan, Bhutan prime ministers meet in Tokyo

Japan, Bhutan prime ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay attend a press conference on June 30, 2014, following their meeting in Tokyo.

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Japan, Bhutan prime ministers meet in Tokyo

Japan, Bhutan prime ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on June 30, 2014, prior to their meeting in Tokyo.

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Alpinists join hands to protect Mt. Fuji, Mt. Everest

Alpinists join hands to protect Mt. Fuji, Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - Ang Tshering Sherpa (L center), president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, Japanese alpinist Ken Noguchi (R center) pose for a photo at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on June 3, 2014, following the signing of a document on the cooperation to protect the environment of Japan's Mt. Fuji and the world's highest peak Mt. Everest.

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Bhutan's incoming leader Tobgay

Bhutan's incoming leader Tobgay

THIMPHU, Bhutan - Bhutan's Prime Minister-elect Tshering Tobgay attends a press conference at the headquarters of his People's Democratic Party in Thimphu on July 15, 2013, two days after the former opposition party won a landslide victory in the general election.

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Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Nepal's Sherpas gravitate toward safer jobs in mountaineering

Photo shows Mingma Doma Sherpa (L) and Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa, who lost their father Dorji Sherpa in an avalanche on Mt. Everest in 2014, during an interview in Namche Bazaar, Nepal, on March 6, 2015. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Bhutan celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations

Japan, Bhutan celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations

(From L) Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck, younger sister of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Bhutan's Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck pose for a photo at the Crown Prince's residence in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. The Bhutanese royals arrived to celebrate the opening of an exhibition themed on happiness in Bhutan, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the countries' diplomatic relations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Bhutan celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations

Japan, Bhutan celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations

(From L) Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck, younger sister of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Bhutan's Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck pose for a photo at the Crown Prince's residence in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. The Bhutanese royals arrived to celebrate the opening of an exhibition themed on happiness in Bhutan, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the countries' diplomatic relations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Bhutan prime ministers meet in Tokyo

Japan, Bhutan prime ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on June 30, 2014, prior to their meeting in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Bhutan election

Bhutan election

Lotay Tshering, party leader of Bhutan's Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, speaks during an interview in the capital Thimphu on Oct. 18, 2018, after provisional results showed the party had won a runoff election for the National Assembly of the Himalayan nation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Bhutan talks

Japan-Bhutan talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay hold a press conference at Abe's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Bhutan talks

Japan-Bhutan talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay shake hands at Abe's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Butan talks

Japan-Butan talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay (3rd from L) hold talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Butan talks

Japan-Butan talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay shake hands at Abe's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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