Tucked away in the Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan stands as a shining example of how tradition and modernity can coexist in ...

ANY story of Bhutan is incomplete without the tale of the dynamic and deeply revered 4th King Jigme Singye Wangchuck who voluntarily abdicated in 2006 after more than three decades on the throne ...

And the king said, "Actually, in Bhutan, gross national happiness is much more important to us than gross national product." Sexy headline.. that got international attention. The UN convened a ...

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 ...

Bhutan is the only country in the world that uses Gross National Happiness to measure its success. But it looks like the country's focus on happiness has backfired, at least for now, as its ...

This country is a global leader in environmental conservation. Plastic bags were banned as early as 1999, and tobacco is ...

Bhutan measures “Gross National Happiness” based on public policy decisions. Naturally, California lawmakers love the idea of regulating for happiness, so much so that in a report released ...