Incidents involving Koreans in 10 nations under travel advisory rise 50%: data
The number of accidents and incidents involving 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 Korean nationals came to 4,016 in 2025, up 48.3 percent from…
Accidents and incidents involving Korean nationals in ten major countries under Seoul's travel advisory surged nearly 50% in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to data released on Sunday. The countries subject to Seoul's travel advisories for the past five years include Russia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cambodia, Thailand, China, El Salvador, Mexico, Lebanon, Iran, and Laos.
In 2025, there were 4,016 such cases, representing a 48.3% increase from 2024. The most significant rise was in cases of losing contact, which rose to 617 in 2025 from 248 in the prior year. Kidnapping and confinement incidents also more than doubled, reaching 553 in 2025 from 246 in 2024. Suspected missing persons cases surged nearly fivefold, totaling 188 in 2025.
By country, China witnessed the most significant increase in accidents and incidents involving Korean nationals, with the number of cases jumping to 1,580 in 2025 from 1,133 in the previous year. In Cambodia, the data did not provide specific figures for the incidents.
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