reporter: bhutan is different. it's the only country in the world where welfare is measured not in terms of gross domestic product, but by gross national happiness. anyone who wants to find out more about this should be ready to wear traditional dress. and that's how we got into the government quarter in the capital. the former monastery and fortress is now government headquarters. we were advised to bring a gift for our host, a bottle of whiskey properly wrapped. perhaps that's another path to happiness. sound economics is also important. thinley: all countries try and pursue it.t. in that case what we alslso sees we have to ensure that we are pushing socio-economic development. we also have to ensure that it does not come at the cost of our environment, our culture, and tradition. if the policies cause less than the threshold level, the policy is sent back to the concerned agency. reporter: the happiness commission, the think tank and nerve center of the government. whatever takes place in these halls of bureaucr

ever since louis bhutan bought of tiffany's last november and has set its sights on becoming a jewelry powerhouse high end jewelry is becoming a hefty slice of his portfolio as it presently represents the highest growth category for louis it's growing ambition to become one of the top 5 jory players in the market is no secret especially now after it just bought a $1758.00 carat diamond from botswana now this diamond is the 2nd largest diamond found in a century name the swallow botswana or rare find movie bhutan declined to disclose a price to pay for the swell but as a call the $1108.00 karen they wrote sold for $53000000.00 in 2016 this diamond is presently kept under high security in louisville tons plus a vendor location where it will be presented to clients during the fashion shows in paris next week this is a high risk purchase for louis as the quality of the stone is still unknown this is a rough cut diamond and for those of you who watch the movie uncut gems establishing the value of an uncut gemstone is more of an art than a science. now that's it for this time you can catch i

border to to jake is done over the lunar new year afghanistan pakistan india as well the pole and bhutan are increasing controls they share a 6 and a half 1000 kilometer border with china southeast asian nations cutting of transport links some suspending visas to chinese cambodia has suspended trade with china in wild animals or to be the origin of the virus hong kong's cutting of links taiwan's restricting travel north korea is up in quarantine i asked about his asian expansion face if the sealing off of has been effective yes i would say the singing off is very effective because one is very well connected with other cities through all the public transport infrastructure so if the airports and railways and also the motorways as sealed off people are hardly get out and also because of the size of the city people is it did were difficult for people to walk out of the city what does that mean for people and businesses i mean we're talking about an economy that is slowing. and and suddenly business is coming to a standstill in that region. well yeah it will have negative impact on business

bhutan and driving the action into outer boswell's production of could choose. and we visit the house in pamplona which has earned itself the title thanks to its award winning and an imbalanced concrete design. since 2007 berlin fashion week has taken place twice a year in january and july and over the years it's earned a reputation as a great place for young designers to earn their stripes but young designers are by definition tapping into the mentality and aesthetics of millennial and even gen says which means that sustainability in the industry has grown radically in importance and that's where the neighbor new trade show plays a major role. sustainability can be pretty sure some of the environmentally friendly fashions under splay or even runway ready sustainable style has moved on from the crunchy granola of the past that the new and let the berlin trade figure for a sustainable fashion the focus is on we're building and basics the berlin label blue blood sisters has a sacrifice style in their pursuit of more ecological fashion but changing the industry wil

doubles website did other dot com for more of that exclusive interview but pakistan's prime minister in bhutan. to build a statue was carved into a mountain face in afghanistan one of the most famous images representing the cultural history of the country but in 2001 they were turned to dust by the taliban which blew them up for being non islamic however in the us since the remaining cultural treasures in the world had advanced balmy our valley in central afghanistan have been coping with a new major threat you know isn't brought on by climate change. the cliffs of bamiyan have long borne the scars of human damage this holiday used to be home to one of the 2 buddhas of bamiyan. the centuries old statues were blown up by the taliban in 2001 scene is full sidles now the cliff face another threat long dry spells followed by heavy rain and snow a speeding up erosion here that. it was not how it should be as it was in its former state the raza lot of snow and a huge number of visitors coming if they work on it that would be better but if it stays like it is then it will gradually be destroyed by ra

coronavirus outbreak started has reportedly being close to public transport the rail and bus hubs in bhutanen shshut down. the seventeen peope have died after catchining the sars like virus

coronavirus outbreak started has reportedly being close to public transport the rail and bus hubs in bhutan have been shshut down. the seventeen peope have died after catchining the sars like virus. then as well the self proclaimed interim presidency europe seeking support one wideo try to impose himself is replacement of the hot leftist. nicolás maduro. it remains in charging caracas. thank you very much for being with us emmanuel macron's first official visit to jerusalem as french president speak come some sub something of an international incident after the french president had a verbal for israeli police walked in front of macro who's trying to enter the french church in jerusalem the building is french territory. the police want to gjendje protocol much to the anger of the french president incident anyways echoes jacque chirac's angry words for israeli police at the same location back in nineteen ninety six let's listen. we know. i don't like what you did in front of me go outside. i'm sorry. no no. okay he- was anger thatt of menu my speaking at in english will early american with al

the occupation centers across bhutan the province of almost full. well there's been a 2nd night of violence on lebanon on the streets over the government's economic policies security forces fired tear gas on protesters in the commercial heart of beirut dozens of people were injured banks have been restricting access to accounts and blocking transfers abroad and frustration is growing over the lack of action from the government has been following this story since anti-government protests 1st broke out in october. running battles in the streets of the lebanese capital for the 2nd consecutive nights anti-riot police using tear gas to disperse protesters who as you can see are out in force. is growing frustration is growing 11 on it is now the for some months until you stop it. down. 7 people took to the street to the mound change in leadership the country's economy is in near collapse a close close to us here there are signs people vandalizing banks and destroying cash machines really venting their anger at the banking sector. rose capital to. prevent

out of danger zone until they are sure that it is safe for everyone all right to develop dugan in bhutan this province in the philippines donna thank you for that update. foreign ministers some countries whose citizens died when iran's military shot down a ukrainian airline of a terror on last week a meeting in london canada ukraine sweden afghanistan and britain are all demanding full cooperation from iran canadian and ukrainian investigators are in tehran to examine the wreckage 176 people on board were killed after an initial denial iran's military later admitted that it shot down the jet by mistake china has pushed the united nations security council to discuss possible solutions in kashmir the internet has been cut since last august when india's government ended kashmir semi autonomous status stands foreign minister says he'll continue to push for international involvement. the bush lead situation. and the question we question has been discussed in the security council for the 2nd time in 5 months is it that clear indication that. the security council is cognizant that this issue is

officials want a closer look at the rumbling a volcano so they've come to this military air base in bhutan this province the plan to fly over the crater of the top. and decide how to respond to the threat it continues to pose it's been days since that erupted but the crisis is far from over. we flew over the past city towards our late what we saw there was beyond human comprehension. what was once a popular tourist destination is now on recognizable. from above we can see the end it was killed when kabul came no spewed steam and lava farmlands this choice to communities damage to a province in crisis but in the middle of the destruction some are deteriorating to return for many this is all that they have left. we finally reach the volcano this crater. this is what alert level for looks like up close experts are warning their eruption is imminent. seconds later a fountain of plaques steam erupts and the pilot has to maneuver quickly to escape a reminder of how the tile the situation is. very vital. from the filippi. that hour and how long it's great very area that by now both you know erupt

people are in evacuation centers across the tongass province robin broad's got a perfect view he is in bhutan this province overlooking the volcano robyn update from you. that's right come out well at this hour the vulcanologist are still monitoring what is up to as they have been since that they get russian last sunday and it here we are now on friday lunchtime here in the philippines and we're still at this level for this alert level that says that there could be an eruption imminently if i can just stand back and just give us a look at what the volcano is doing at the moment to visit realty changes here from hour to hour it's got a bit more misty in the past hour or so but i think you can still make out various activity from the main crater in this volcanic island nothing like the kind of admissions that we've seen there before and the volcanologists say it is part of this trend of reduced emissions but you still occasionally see the object of current swirl of gases coming out clouds of steam also often quite more violent eruptions of small explosions of dust going up into the air so still

spewing from taal volcano on sunday as well alan duggan reports tremors have been killed elsewhere in bhutan because problems. hardly any civilian is allowed to enter the town of a good seal here now. and it is clear why. 6 he. would say there's just a massive earthquake and the and police officers will have to leave on their station we were just here a few moments ago. with them but now we really we really have to i. think i don't think you. are calling this area ground 0. is just around 10 kilometers away from the town that erupted on sunday spewing ash and lava. we've been told that water in this lake has gone up by a meter raising fears that it might spill over its banks hampering efforts to help those in need. hosts like the situation is so well at this it is hard for us able to secure our own men this is why we don't allow most to be the return. violent explosions like these haven't been seen here in decades and experts warn there could be more more than 20000 people have been displaced moved to at least 100 evacuation sites and it's not clear when he might return but some have decided

put them into a standoff with soldiers who've been ordered to get everyone out jamilah reports from bhutan this province. on patrol the a towel volcano it's been over a week since the initial eruption and soldiers continue to try to keep away residents with homes here i know let me let me know if we're going to die we are going to die here just allow us to go in in there i mean giving up i don't know you you have no for me sure the give me the pound of sun that they receive is on lockdown one of the many towns within the 14 kilometer government declared danger zone its evacuation was ordered because of the eruption danger but that hasn't stopped people from returning and by not only are we have 10 pegs how are they going to be fed we're ok. exploded. they're stubborn they insist they are safe and they don't know what they're doing it with the police can't stop them. there along the border than 100000 for the b. those forced from their homes because of the threat of an imminent major eruption many are in temporary shelters while others stay with relatives nearby the majority come from coast