Incidents involving S. Koreans in 10 nations under travel advisory rise 50 pct: data

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SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- The number of accidents and incidents involving South Korean nationals in 10 major countries under Seoul's travel advisory rose nearly 50 percent in 2025 from the previous year, data showed Sunday.

In the 10 countries for which Seoul issued travel advisories the most over the past five years, the cases of accidents and incidents involving South Korean nationals came to 4,016 in 2025, up 48.3 percent from 2024, according to the data from the foreign ministry and the National Police Agency to Rep. Kim Joon-hwan of the ruling Democratic Party.

The countries are Russia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cambodia, Thailand, China, El Salvador, Mexico, Lebanon, Iran and Laos.

Cases of losing contact saw the sharpest rise, increasing to 617 in 2025 from the previous year's 248, the data showed.

Kidnapping and confinement more than doubled to 553 last year from 246 in 2024. Cases of suspected missing jumped nearly five times to 188 in 2025.

By country, accidents and incidents involving Koreans increased the most in China, with such cases rising to 1,580 from the previous year's 1,133.

In Cambodia, such cases rose 569 to 917 last year, accounting for 43.5 percent of the total on-year increase among the 10 countries, the latest findings showed.

A police unit in Cambodia exclusively dedicated to crimes involving South Koreans, known as the Korea desk, was launched last November in a bid to cope with rising crimes targeting Koreans, such as online scams. Eight South Koreans have since been rescued and 107 nabbed in a joint crackdown on scam crimes in Cambodia.

This file photo, provided by the National Police Agency on Jan. 8, 2026, shows the apprehension in Thailand of a Chinese national, surnamed Ham, who is a key suspect in the torture and killing of a South Korean college student in Cambodia. He was detained in a raid at his hideout in Pattaya in a joint operation involving South Korea's justice ministry, National Police Agency, National Intelligence Service and the Thai authorities. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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首尔，10 月 25 日（韩联社）——周日公布的数据显示，2025 年韩国公民在首尔旅行警告所涵盖的 10 个主要国家发生的事故和事件数量比上一年增加了近 50%。

据韩国外交部和国家警察厅向执政党共同民主党议员金俊焕提供的数据显示，在过去五年中，首尔发布旅行警告次数最多的 10 个国家中，2025 年涉及韩国公民的事故和事件数量将达到 4,016 起，比 2024 年增长 48.3%。

这些国家是俄罗斯、刚果民主共和国、柬埔寨、泰国、中国、萨尔瓦多、墨西哥、黎巴嫩、伊朗和老挝。

数据显示，失联案例增幅最大，从上一年的 248 例增加到 2025 年的 617 例。

绑架和非法拘禁案件数量从 2024 年的 246 起增加到去年的 553 起，翻了一番还多。疑似失踪案件数量也增加了近五倍，到 2025 年的 188 起。

按国家划分，涉及韩国人的事故和事件在中国增幅最大，此类案件从上一年的 1133 起增加到 1580 起。

最新调查结果显示，去年柬埔寨此类病例从 569 例增加到 917 例，占 10 个国家/地区年度总增幅的 43.5%。

柬埔寨警方去年11月成立了一个专门负责处理涉及韩国人的犯罪案件的部门，称为“韩国事务处”，旨在应对针对韩国人的犯罪案件（例如网络诈骗）日益增多的情况。自成立以来，在柬埔寨开展的联合打击诈骗犯罪行动中，已有8名韩国人获救，107名韩国人被捕。

这张由韩国国家警察厅于2026年1月8日提供的资料照片显示，一名姓咸的中国公民在泰国被捕。咸是涉嫌在柬埔寨虐待并杀害一名韩国大学生的主要嫌疑人。此次行动由韩国司法部、国家警察厅、国家情报院和泰国当局联合开展，突袭了咸在芭堤雅的藏身之处并将其抓获。（照片禁止出售）（韩联社）

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数据显示，在10个被列入旅行警告的国家中，涉及韩国公民的事件增加了50%。