Overview

• Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina led an interagency delegation that met Prime Minister Hun Manet, who expressed deep regret over a Korean student’s torture death and pledged tougher crackdowns.
• Cambodian police said 59 South Koreans rescued or detained in cyberscam operations will be deported on Friday, while Seoul says 61 are currently in immigration custody after two were sent home.
• Both governments discussed closer cooperation, including a possible Korea–Cambodia joint task force, and coordination on returning remains and sharing investigation records.
• Seoul is preparing a special flight for detainees and has already booked them for investigation under Korean law, with accountability to depend on each individual’s level of involvement.
• Officials estimate about 1,000 South Koreans are among roughly 200,000 workers in Cambodia’s scam industry; authorities logged 330 missing or confinement reports this year with about 80 still unaccounted for, and probes now also include a woman found near the Vietnam border.