Hospitality Skills Boost: Hotel workers in Phuentshogling are being assessed and certified through a Recognition of Prior Learning pilot, aiming to raise service standards across housekeeping, cooking, front office and food & beverage. Digital Census Planning: Bhutan’s Population and Housing Census 2027 is set to be the country’s first fully digital census, using Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) to improve data quality and speed. Climate Capacity Grows: The first batch of Bhutanese PhD graduates in Climate Studies has completed three-year programmes at the College of Natural Resources, with research spanning climate impacts on food systems and climate-resilient farming. Telecom Cooperation: Bhutan is among regulators attending a South Asian telecom policy meeting in Islamabad, hosted under SATRC’s Action Plan Phase X to strengthen regional regulatory coordination. Jobs & Skills: Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) has re-announced vacancies for two Assistant ICT Officer posts, with applications due 20 July. Tourism & Policy Links: Japan shifts its Bhutan development cooperation toward a human security approach, prioritising resilience, rural-urban balance and livelihoods. Heritage for Income: Bhutan launched its first four GI products—Bumthang Yathra, Bumthang Honey, Dhur-Tandingang Gonthok and Merak-Sakteng Zoetey—to protect authenticity and support producer earnings. Regional Payments News: UPI is expanding globally, with real-time FX settlement partnerships announced for overseas UPI transactions and UPI now live in more countries including Bhutan.