, ▁many ▁companies ▁stopped ▁employ ing ▁North ▁Korean ▁guest ▁workers , ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁stopped ▁issu ing ▁employ ment ▁vis as ▁to ▁them . ▁However , ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁existing ▁vis as ▁exp ired , ▁ 1 4 4 ▁North ▁Kore ans ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁Media ▁reports ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁North ▁Kore ans ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁granted ▁individual ▁exem ptions ▁by ▁imm igration ▁officials , ▁or ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁vis as . ▁ ▁South ▁Kore ans ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁South ▁Kore ans ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁more ▁than ▁quad ru ple d ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁statistics ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Trade . ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁National ▁Institute ▁for ▁International ▁Education ▁Development ▁recogn ises ▁one ▁Korean ▁week end ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁the ▁Prag ue ▁H ang ul ▁School ▁( ), ▁founded ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 ; ▁, ▁it ▁employed ▁seven ▁teachers ▁and ▁en rolled ▁ 3 5 ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁kind erg arten ▁through ▁middle ▁school ▁levels . ▁Port ray als ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁include ▁the ▁show ▁Lo vers ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁Korean ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁lists ▁one ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁with ▁a ▁Korean ▁priest ▁and ▁five ▁Protest ant ▁churches ▁with ▁Korean ▁past ors ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁church ▁U ▁J ák