Ecuador expects free trade agreement with China this year
The Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, and Investment, Julio José Prado, affirmed on Wednesday, August 17, at the presentation conference
August 18, 2022Section
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Contract killers murder public prosecutor in Ecuador
Hitmen have murdered a public prosecutor in Babahoyo (capital of Ecuador's Los Ríos province and 351 kilometers from Quito).
August 17, 2022
Ecuador’s president travels to U.S. for medical checkup after melanoma is detected
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso traveled to the United States on Tuesday to undergo medical examinations after he was diagnosed with...
August 17, 2022
Ecuadorian Air Force transports military troops to the northern border
A Boeing 737-200 has been used to transport Army troops to areas where surveillance and security operations are being carried...
August 16, 2022
Ecuador’s president declares ‘state of emergency’ after explosion in Guayaquil
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declared a 30-day state of emergency in the southwestern coastal city of Guayaquil after an explosion
August 15, 2022
Journalist Gerardo Delgado murdered in Ecuador
A journalist has been murdered by contract killers in the South American country of Ecuador. The person in question is...
August 12, 2022
Ecuador considers vaccinating children under 3 against covid
During the last quarter, pediatric health care services have been flooded with patients infected with COVID-19.
August 11, 2022
Ecuador and Costa Rica start negotiations on free trade agreement
Representatives of the governments of Ecuador and Costa Rica have begun rounds of negotiations for the signing of a free...
August 10, 2022
Ecuador: a new failed state?
As happened in the 1990s, the Ecuadorian population took to the streets in recent years with two formidable mobilizations: that
August 9, 2022