Politics
Bhutan opposition party wins election amid economic challenges
Former PM Tshering Tobgay's People's Democratic Party set to form government
Economy
Travel & Leisure
Bhutan halves $200 daily tourist tax to spur sluggish recovery
Discount until 2027 highlights challenge of balancing economy, sustainability
Economy
Bhutan puts Bitcoin mining plan in motion to power up economy
Fundraising starts as Himalayan kingdom aims to leverage hydro resources
Travel & Leisure
Bhutan reopens with $200 tourist tax in test for sustainable travel
Sky-high daily levy worries pandemic-battered tourism operators
Opinion
Are people in Kazakhstan really happier than in Japan?
Happiness metrics are the wrong way to promote well-being
Climate Change
Climate change casts shadow on Bhutan with glacial lakes at risk
Danger looms in the mountains as ice melt threatens to flood land downstream
Coronavirus
Vaccine diplomacy: Indian supplies reach Bangladesh and Nepal
New Delhi's aid shipments come amid China's own COVID outreach to the region
Politics
Bhutan lifts tobacco ban to block COVID spillover from India
After pandemic, Thimphu may ease centuries of control of 'sinful' weed
Markets
COVID fails to dim Bhutan's newfound interest in stocks
Rising incomes propel growing middle class into playing the market
Opinion
Follow Bhutan's lessons for post-coronavirus life
It can show the world green model for economic development
Coronavirus
Modi buried under avalanche of COVID-19 cases and 120m jobless
India struggles as slumping economy takes another hit from spreading pandemic
Coronavirus
Coronavirus wrecks South Asian migrant livelihoods in Middle East
Some 900,000 stranded workers to test health care systems and economies
Economy
ADB warns coronavirus threatens to chop 10% off global output
Bank says fiscal and monetary responses needed immediately to soften fallout
Opinion
For developing world, Belt and Road Initiative is best deal around
China's infrastructure offer supports economic growth in Europe, Africa and Asia
Economy
Pandemic to cut Asian growth to 2.2%, worst since 1998 crisis: ADB
Thailand, Hong Kong and seven other economies to shrink, China to slow sharply
Interview
World Bank warns of 'third shock' after coronavirus and trade war
Developing Asia urged to address expected poverty surge, financial distress
International relations
Bhutan tourism stung by new fees on visitors from India
Measure aims to curb overcrowding, but threatens hotel sector
Japan immigration
Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers
Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold
Economy
Nepal's new airport threatens 2.4m trees, angering greens
Government pushes on with $1.3bn project to handle flood of foreign tourists
Opinion
Asia's economies must learn to accommodate rise of robots
Technology can complement humans but it can also eliminate their jobs
Coronavirus
Coronavirus fears freeze Belt and Road projects in Pakistan
Opposition politicians slam government for not evacuating citizens from Wuhan
International relations
Sri Lanka faces EU ire after government breaks UN war obligations
Rajapaksa's stance risks country losing favored trade status with European bloc
Belt and Road
Beijing-backed Pakistan port opens as hub for Afghanistan trade
Gwadar challenges Indian interests in region, but China's ROI remains unclear
Interview
Belt and Road corridor to boost Pakistan economy: minister
Azhar says free trade agreement with Beijing will also help