Hemp bag craze spreads among Nepali youths

Locals in the far-flung hills have been making clothes from hemp for decades but hippies took it to the global level.

Deepak Khanal, proprietor of Welcome Enterprises in Asan, has more than one reason to be pleased. His store in Kathmandu's fabled bazaar is smothered in Nepal-made apparels ranging from T-shirts and trousers to shorts and caps.