Korean Nepalese are the
Nepalis
Nepalis (English: Nepalese ; ne, नेपाली) are the citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law. The country is home to people of many different national origins who are the descendants of immigrants from India, ...
who form a small expatriate community consisting mainly of Catholic nuns, volunteers and businesspeople. According to
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
's
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, there were 645 South Koreans living in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
as of 2013, up by more than 70% from 374 in 2009.
There are also known to be some North Koreans doing business in the country.
Overview
Catholic nuns from the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) in South Korea have been coming to Nepal to provide health services and education to the local people. The nuns now have two communities in Nepal, the
Kathmandu
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community with three sisters which focuses on education and the
Pokhara community, 200 kilometers west of Kathmandu, which also has three sisters, will provide health services through a mobile clinic. These nuns also speak the
Nepali language
Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian st ...
.
The
Korea International Cooperation Agency
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA, Korean: 한국국제협력단, Hanja: 韓國國際協力團) was established in 1991 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea as a governmental organization for Official Development ...
has been dispatching volunteer teachers to Nepal to promote
Korean language
Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographic ...
and culture to the local Nepalese people so they will have a wider knowledge of Korea and its culture when they go there. There are also a number of Koreans running orphanages in the country.
There are also a number of North Korean restaurants in Kathmandu which became hangouts for many South Korean expatriates and tourists in the city. Recently the South Korean embassy in Nepal wrote to expatriates and tour operators asking them to refrain from visiting North Korean restaurants that are becoming sources of funds for the Pyongyang regime.
Culture
Korean culture is visible in the streets of
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. Many Nepalese youths are fans of Korean films, actors and fashion. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Kathmandu has been organizing the Korean Film Festival twice a year since 2010. Youngsters in
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Pokhara and
Dharan
Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and ...
have of late adopted elements of Korean fashion.
"KoreaToday" Korean Fashion in Full Force on Streets of Kathmandu
''The Korea Times''.
See also
* Nepalis in South Korea
Nepalese in South Korea comprise Korean Citizens and Nepalese migrant workers, including temporary expatriates and permanent residents, as well as their locally born descendants of either Korean or Nepalese nationality. The Nepalese in South ...
* Koreans in India
There is a small Korean community in India, consisting largely of South Korean expatriate professionals and their families, as well as some missionaries and international students at Indian universities.
Migration history
In 526 CE, Korea monk ...
References
{{Korean diaspora
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
Koreans
Koreans ( South Korean: , , North Korean: , ; see names of Korea) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula.
Koreans mainly live in the two Korean nation states: North Korea and South Korea (collectively and simply re ...