South Koreans face more kidnappings, disappearances in China, Cambodia and eight other countries

In 2025, incidents involving South Korean nationals in ten countries with travel advisories from Seoul surged by 48.3% compared to the previous year, reaching 4,016 cases, according to data from South Korea's foreign ministry and police.

Notably, China and Cambodia saw significant increases, with Cambodia accounting for 43.5% of the rise.

Cases of losing contact and kidnapping notably increased, prompting efforts such as the establishment of a dedicated Korea Desk in Cambodia to combat crimes targeting South Koreans, including online scams.

SEOUL, Oct 25 — The number of accidents and incidents involving South Korean nationals in 10 countries under Seoul’s travel advisories rose nearly 50 per cent in 2025 from the previous year, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing data released on Sunday.

In the 10 countries for which Seoul issued travel advisories most frequently over the past five years, cases involving South Korean nationals totalled 4,016 in 2025, up 48.3 per cent from 2024, according to data from the foreign ministry and the National Police Agency submitted to Representative 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 248 the previous year, the data showed.

Kidnapping and confinement cases more than doubled to 553 last year from 246 in 2024.

Cases of suspected missing persons jumped nearly fivefold to 188 in 2025.

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

In Cambodia, such cases rose from 569 to 917 last year, accounting for 43.5 per cent of the total year on year increase across the 10 countries, the latest findings showed.

A police unit in Cambodia dedicated exclusively to crimes involving South Koreans, known as the Korea Desk, was launched last November to tackle rising crimes targeting South Koreans, including online scams.

Eight South Koreans have since been rescued and 107 arrested in a joint crackdown on scam operations in Cambodia. — Bernama-Yonhap

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根据韩国外交部和警察部门的数据，2025 年，涉及韩国公民的十个被首尔发布旅行警告的国家的事件比上一年激增 48.3%，达到 4016 起。

值得注意的是，中国和柬埔寨的增长幅度显著，其中柬埔寨的增长占总增长的 43.5%。

与韩国人失去联系和绑架的案件明显增多，促使柬埔寨设立专门的韩国事务处等机构，以打击针对韩国人的犯罪，包括网络诈骗。

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

根据外交部和国家警察厅提交给执政党共同民主党议员金俊焕的数据，在过去五年中首尔发布旅行警告最频繁的 10 个国家中，2025 年涉及韩国国民的病例总数为 4,016 例，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，去年增加到 553 起，翻了一番还多。

2025年，疑似失踪人员案件数量激增近五倍，达到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，案件数量从上一年的 1133 起上升至 1580 起。

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

柬埔寨警方于去年 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”，旨在打击针对韩国人的日益增多的犯罪，包括网络诈骗。

在柬埔寨开展的联合打击诈骗行动中，已有8名韩国人获救，107人被捕。——马新社-韩联社

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