, not children, but little bhutan. because they make us feel very kind, make us feel compassionate. >> in this episode of asia insight, we follow jigme and her efforts to empower the disabled youth of bhutan. bhutan is a small kingdom of 700,000, sandwiched between china and india. the nation had literally no contact with the outside world until it became a member of the united nations in the early 1970s. gross national happiness, a phrase coined by the country's previous king in 1972 remains bu taupe's primary policy. it was designed to measure quality of life or social progress in more holistic terms rather than economic growth. bhutan's first-ever vocational facility for people with disabilities is located on the outskirts of the capital. every morning, at 8:30, students arrive on buses that collect them from their homes. at present, 63 students attend the center. the day starts with prayer for a safe and fulfilling day. the facility assists students that are intellectually challenged, hearing-impaired or disabled,

>> i'm not sure how bhutan is measured.in fact, bhutan is not measured internationally in happiness. we have done our own surveys. in 2010 we surveyed something like 7,500 people and did a very very comprehensive survey. >> rose: what did you find? zero to one scale, one being very happy we ranked ourselves .743. so not too bad. >> rose: but you were saying to the people of bhutan, we have to work hard. >> yes. >> rose: and to say that to them, you must be suggesting they have not worked hard enough and they may have become complacent. >> yes, we can't take things for granted. our economy is small but we have been given everything -- health education, infrastructure, social security, our culture, our environment, and you mentioned conservation, which is very important. we have to work to keep -- we have to work hard to ensure that our culture is vibrant. we have to work hard to ensure that our environment is protected. but most importantly, we have to work hard to ensure that our future generations also enjoy free education

bhutan is silent about their repatriation. people are still clipping to hope of returning. >> angry and hurt. this is one of more than 100,000 bhutanese arriving in the camp in eastern nepal in 1991. that's when bhutan expelled a sixth of its population. in what some called a campaign of ethnic cleansing. they have old citizenship papers and documents dating as far back as 1958. >> i kept my documents to show when people ask. >> tens of thousands relocated to other countries. half the country is in ohio. others plan to leave school. they refuse to go. i had 28 cattle. i had to leave those. i'm not going to move from here. this is mine. >> one that they said will take care of the father and the grandchildren slid to the u.n. to leave. it's the older generation that don't want to leave. some say they'd rather die as refugees. others have hopes of returning. two of his brothers were left. he insists that there is no other place they'd want to live. >> i never wanted to leave bhutan, they arrested me and were taking me to the cent

he is the prime minister of bhutan. he led bhutan's first opposition party. he is working tuesday or his country through its transition to democracy. it is one of the leading countries in environmental conservation. 60% of national forest are protected. it is being challenged to find a balance between the pursuit of happiness and economic growth. i am pleased to have the prime minister here at this table for the first time. the next time will be in bhutan. welcome. prime minister tobgay: thank you. charlie: for many people it has an image. for some it is a shangri-la. it is much different than that. prime minister tobgay: it is a kind of shangri-la. it is in the mountains. it is tucked away in the himalayas. but the reality is we are not just one big monastery. we are people. the country, the beauty of our country is that it rises very quickly all the way to 7500 meters above sea level in a span of time. charlie: 800,000. prime minister tobgay: 750,000. eight football stadiums. [laughter] it is spread throughout the country. our country is divided by tall mou

you could do it in the time -- in bhutan. it's the only thing that is close. olivia: they are terribly happy. what are the lessons for xi jinping? does he see the success story there as an endorsement of

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. -- in bhutan. they beat sri lanka 10 to one nothing. porsche is gearing up to challenge tesla.ompany is working on plans to develop a battery-powered vehicle. the form is not yet known. the target audience is environmentally conscious luxury buyers. tesla has set the standard and that portion needs to step up. it's no secret that u.s. tech giants have been operating in ireland for years. apple recently announced a new plan to spend $2 billion to open the data center there. why move to ireland? we have the ceo of an agency responsible for convincing companies to jump the pond. you guys are very active in silicon valley. i wonder how much the nsa and those issues about surveillance are driving the new push to open up european data centers and so on. guest: there are many reasons companies come to ireland. our environment is one of those. enter data privacy laws add up to tech companies making investments in ireland. cory: it seems like there's a strong financial commitment from the government to make this the business of ireland. why? guest: ireland is one of the most open econom

you could do it in the time -- in bhutan. it's the only thing that is close.hey are terribly happy. what are the lessons for xi jinping? does he see the success story there as an endorsement of authoritarian led state development? ian: singapore's more liberal in terms of openness of its financial system, the transparency of their sovereign wealth funds and state owned enterprises. none of that is true in china. socialism with chinese characteristics and capitalism with chinese characteristics actually is very different. they are going to reform economically but they are not trying to create a one billion person singapore. i do not buy that. brendan: an interesting piece in "ft," pointing out that dysfunction in washington is becoming a problem internationally for the u.s. over the past seven decades congress has played a supporting role in u.s. foreign policy. that era is fading. foreigners can no longer dismiss u.s. gridlock as a local as intracity. ian: lee kuan yew has been assertive and till his death, was writing a lot of articles and getting a lot of sp