Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) meets with South Korea's second vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Jina in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 16, 2025. Hun Manet said on Thursday that he met here with Kim Jina, discussing joint efforts to combat online scams. (Agence Kampuchea Presse/Handout via Xinhua)

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Thursday that he met here with South Korea's second vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Jina, discussing joint efforts to combat online scams.

In a post on his official social media platforms, Hun Manet said cooperation between the Cambodian and South Korean authorities over the years has yielded many fruitful outcomes.

At the same time, Cambodia and South Korea will continue to strengthen the collaboration to prevent, suppress, and combat online scams more effectively, contributing to the maintenance of peace, public order, and social security, he said.

As for the bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and South Korea in combating online scams, the two countries possess sufficient capacity and means to work together bilaterally to resolve the matter, the Cambodian prime minister said.

The Cambodia's Ad-Hoc Committee to Combat Online Scams said on Wednesday that the Southeast Asian country had arrested 3,455 online scam suspects in nearly four months and that the arrested suspects are in 20 nationalities. ■

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (R, back) meets with South Korea's second vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Jina (L, back) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Oct. 16, 2025. Hun Manet said on Thursday that he met here with Kim Jina, discussing joint efforts to combat online scams. (Agence Kampuchea Presse/Handout via Xinhua)