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How Bangladesh’s sole granite mining company finally moving towards profitability
The Business Standard
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August 20, 2025
During the tenure of the previous government, most projects sourced granite from India. But if it is high-quality granite that the projects required, they could have easily sourced it from a local source instead of depending on imports. Take the...
Assam: BVFCL signs 5-year pact with Bhutan for fertilizer supply
Hub Network
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August 20, 2025
Dibrugarh, Aug 20: The Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), a Government of India undertaking under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has entered into a five-year Business-to-Business (B2B) agreement with Bhutan’s...
Bhutan launches first national spatial data infrastructure to end costly planning errors
The Bhutanese
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August 16, 2025
Bhutan launched its first National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), a centralised digital platform providing accurate, standardised maps and geospatial data to all government agencies, private stakeholders, and the public. Unveiled by Prime...
Bhutan eyes green evolution with agroecology for sustainable food systems
Kuensel
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Bhutan is positioning itself as a leader in the agroecology transition within the Himalayas, advocating for a “Green Evolution” in food systems, though acknowledging the critical need for investment in mechanisation, user-friendly digital tools,...
Bhutan’s media landscape in transition: First citizen survey reveals high public trust amidst digital shift
The Bhutanese
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August 16, 2025
The Media Perception Index (MPI) survey 2025, has revealed a nuanced and evolving media landscape in Bhutan, characterized by high public trust in traditional outlets alongside a rapid digital transformation where social media is now the dominant...
$92-Million Bitcoin Transfer: Bhutan Shuffles 800 BTC Amid Price Drop
Bitcoinist
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August 20, 2025
The Royal Government of Bhutan has once again moved a large batch of Bitcoin, sparking talk across the crypto market. Nearly 800 BTC, valued at about $92 million, was shifted on August 18, 2025, into two new wallets. The move added to a series of...
Vietnam, Bhutan seek measures to promote cooperative ties
VietnamPlus
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August 19, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Hanoi on August 19, during which the two leaders agreed on a number of solutions to promote Vietnam - Bhutan cooperation in the years...
Bhutan Launches Industrial Development Roadmap
Bhutan Times
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TIL BDR GHALLEY Thimphu The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) has officially launched the Industrial Development Roadmap (IDR) 2025, a national initiative designed to redefine Bhutan’s approach to industrialization. The IDR...
Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman meets with King of Bhutan
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn met with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Hà Nội on Tuesday afternoon as the former is leading a high-ranking Bhutanese delegation on a state visit to Việt Nam. The visit, the...
Kunzang Choden, the first Bhutanese woman to be published in English, writes about her childhood
Scroll.in
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August 20, 2025
Throughout their lives we referred to our father as Acho or older brother and mother as Nene or paternal aunt. Following convention, a few days after my eldest brother Rinzin Dorji was born, in the year of the bull coinciding with 1949, his...
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Việt Nam, Bhutan seek measures to promote cooperative ties
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a meeting with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Hà Nội on Tuesday, during which the two leaders agreed on a number of solutions to promote Việt Nam - Bhutan cooperation in the years...
iDen2 and Bhutan NDI Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch Phenix, a Revolutionary End-to-End Digital Identity Solution
Big Technology
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August 19, 2025
Source: iDen2 (EZ Newswire) THIMPHU, Bhutan, and SAN FRANCISCO, California — iDen2, a leading digital identity platform provider, and Bhutan NDI, the organization behind Bhutan's successful national digital identity deployment, today announced a...
BVFCL signs five-year fertilizer export agreement with Bhutan's National Seed Centre
The Economic Times
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August 19, 2025
Guwahati: Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), a Government of India undertaking under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has signed a five-year Business-to-Business (B2B) agreement with the National Seed Centre...
Bhutan open doors with new FDI rules
Bhutan Times
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NGAWANG JAMPHEL Thimphu On 8th August, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) launched the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Rules and Regulations 2025, introducing a new framework to make doing business in Bhutan easier for...
Bhutan recognises State of Palestine
Kuensel
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His Majesty the King has sent a message of felicitations and good wishes to the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Mr Yasser Arafat while extending Bhutan's recognition of he state of Palestine. on Druk His of locked content...
Việt Nam, Bhutan open new chapter in bilateral relations
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — President Lương Cường said the first official visit to Việt Nam by a Bhutanese head of state opened a new chapter in bilateral relations, coinciding with a historic moment as Việt Nam marks the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution...
Reliance Enterprises, Bhutan state firm set up 50:50 renewable energy JV
CNBC-TV18
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August 18, 2025
Anil Ambani's Reliance Power Limited on Monday (August 18) said that its associate company, Reliance Enterprises Private Limited (REPL), has incorporated a joint venture (JV) company named GDL–Reliance Solar Pte Ltd (GRSPL) in Bhutan. The JV,...
State President hosts welcome ceremony for King and Queen of Bhutan
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — State President Lương Cường and his spouse Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony in Hà Nội on Tuesday for King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck of Bhutan, who are on a state...
Vietnamese President hosts welcome ceremony for Bhutanese King
Vietnam Pictorial
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August 19, 2025
This is the first state visit to Vietnam by the King and Queen of Bhutan since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2012, marking an important milestone in bilateral relations. State President Luong Cuong and King Jigme Khesar...
King’s state visit to Việt Nam: A historic milestone in Bhutan-Việt Nam relations
Vietnam News Agency
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Rinzin Wangchuk * The arrival of Their Majesties The King and Queen of Bhutan in Việt Nam on August 18 for a five-day State Visit marks more than a diplomatic occasion; it is a moment where two nations, vastly different in size, find common ground...