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Ecuador: Flooding Disrupts Guayaquil After Heavy Rain 3

A severe thunderstorm swept through Guayaquil on April 1, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. The storm caused flooding and power outages, and left vehicles stranded on the streets.

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Ecuador: Flooding Disrupts Guayaquil After Heavy Rain 2

A severe thunderstorm swept through Guayaquil on April 1, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. The storm caused flooding and power outages, and left vehicles stranded on the streets.

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Ecuador: Flooding Disrupts Guayaquil After Heavy Rain

A severe thunderstorm swept through Guayaquil on April 1, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. The storm caused flooding and power outages, and left vehicles stranded on the streets.

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At least 10 dead in Ecuador gang violence: police

STORY: At least 10 dead in Ecuador gang violence: police SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Quito CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LIAO SIWEI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LIAO SIWEI, Xinhua correspondent "I am currently located next to a main road in the northern part of Quito, the capital of Ecuador. There are few people on the streets and the traffic is not as congested as it usually is. A group of masked gunmen on Tuesday broke into a television station in Guayaquil, a city in the southwest, and held the TV station staff hostage. The Mayor of Guayaquil, Aquiles Alvarez, said in a press conference that the attacks on police stations and burning of vehicles that occurred in the city resulted in eight deaths and three injuries. In addition, according to the Ecuadorian police, two police officers were killed by armed militants in Nobol, a city in the province of Guayas. Faced with the current severe security situation, Ecu

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240111) -- BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian troops patrol in Quito, Ecuador, Jan. 9, 2024. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday declared "internal armed conflict" and mobilized the army to combat organized crime linked to drug trafficking, following an escalation in violence in the South American country. Ecuador's government declared a 60-day state of emergency on Monday with a nighttime curfew to quell violence in cities and inside prisons. Tuesday's measure followed a day of riots and disturbances at several prisons, including a prisonbreak that saw 39 inmates escape from a facility in the Andean city of Riobamba and the shocking armed takeover of a television station in Guayaquil in mid-broadcast. (Photo by Mateo Armas/Xinhua)

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ECUADOR-QUITO-INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT

(240110) -- QUITO, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador, Jan. 9, 2024. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday declared "internal armed conflict" and mobilized the army to combat organized crime linked to drug trafficking, following an escalation in violence in the South American country. Ecuador's government declared a 60-day state of emergency on Monday with a nighttime curfew to quell violence in cities and inside prisons. Tuesday's measure followed a day of riots and disturbances at several prisons, including a prisonbreak that saw 39 inmates escape from a facility in the Andean city of Riobamba and the shocking armed takeover of a television station in Guayaquil in mid-broadcast. (Photo by Mateo Armas/Xinhua)

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ECUADOR-QUITO-INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT

(240110) -- QUITO, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador, Jan. 9, 2024. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday declared "internal armed conflict" and mobilized the army to combat organized crime linked to drug trafficking, following an escalation in violence in the South American country. Ecuador's government declared a 60-day state of emergency on Monday with a nighttime curfew to quell violence in cities and inside prisons. Tuesday's measure followed a day of riots and disturbances at several prisons, including a prisonbreak that saw 39 inmates escape from a facility in the Andean city of Riobamba and the shocking armed takeover of a television station in Guayaquil in mid-broadcast. (Photo by Mateo Armas/Xinhua)

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ECUADOR-QUITO-INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT

(240110) -- QUITO, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian troops patrol in Quito, Ecuador, Jan. 9, 2024. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday declared "internal armed conflict" and mobilized the army to combat organized crime linked to drug trafficking, following an escalation in violence in the South American country. Ecuador's government declared a 60-day state of emergency on Monday with a nighttime curfew to quell violence in cities and inside prisons. Tuesday's measure followed a day of riots and disturbances at several prisons, including a prisonbreak that saw 39 inmates escape from a facility in the Andean city of Riobamba and the shocking armed takeover of a television station in Guayaquil in mid-broadcast. (Photo by Mateo Armas/Xinhua)

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ECUADOR-QUITO-INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT

(240110) -- QUITO, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian police patrol in Quito, Ecuador, Jan. 9, 2024. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday declared "internal armed conflict" and mobilized the army to combat organized crime linked to drug trafficking, following an escalation in violence in the South American country. Ecuador's government declared a 60-day state of emergency on Monday with a nighttime curfew to quell violence in cities and inside prisons. Tuesday's measure followed a day of riots and disturbances at several prisons, including a prisonbreak that saw 39 inmates escape from a facility in the Andean city of Riobamba and the shocking armed takeover of a television station in Guayaquil in mid-broadcast. (Photo by Mateo Armas/Xinhua)

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ECUADOR-QUITO-INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT

(240110) -- QUITO, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian police patrol in Quito, Ecuador, Jan. 9, 2024. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday declared "internal armed conflict" and mobilized the army to combat organized crime linked to drug trafficking, following an escalation in violence in the South American country. Ecuador's government declared a 60-day state of emergency on Monday with a nighttime curfew to quell violence in cities and inside prisons. Tuesday's measure followed a day of riots and disturbances at several prisons, including a prisonbreak that saw 39 inmates escape from a facility in the Andean city of Riobamba and the shocking armed takeover of a television station in Guayaquil in mid-broadcast. (Photo by Mateo Armas/Xinhua)

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NE China port launches container ship route to South America

STORY: NE China port launches container ship route to South America SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of WAN HAI 357 at Dalian port STORYLINE: A container ship, named "WAN HAI 357," arrived at the Dalian port in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Tuesday, marking a regular container ship route linking the port and the west coast of South America has been launched. The ship loaded with 3,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods, such as bananas and white prawns, left the Guayaquil port in Ecuador on Dec. 8. The route links the Dalian port with ports in Colombia and Ecuador as well as other major ports on the west coast of South America. The entire journey now takes only 25 days, saving at least seven days compared to the previous transportation mode via transit shipment service. This will expedite the entry of cold chain goods, such as seafood and fruits, from South America into the

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Experts highlight opportunities brought by BRI

STORY: Experts highlight opportunities brought by BRI DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Quito CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 15th China-LAC Business Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALEXIS CARRERA, International consultant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): TEODORO BENAVIDES, E-commerce analyst 4. various of the 15th China-LAC Business Summit STORYLINE: Experts attending the just-concluded 15th China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Business Summit have highlighted the opportunities brought by the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Created in 2007, the annual summit has become the most important business event bringing together exporters, importers and investors from China and Latin American countries. This year's summit was held on Wednesday and Thursday in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALEXIS CARRERA, International consultant "China is a telecommunications giant and we have great growth opportunities in digital infrastructure. That is w

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Ecuador attack site

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - A Jan. 6, 2014, photo shows the site in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where a Japanese honeymooning couple were found lying the previous month. The husband, Tetsuo Hitomi, 28, died and his wife, Mariko, 27, was seriously injured in the robbery case.

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Iguanas in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - File photo taken Oct. 26, 2013, shows iguanas at a park in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - An 18-year-old Ecuadorian boy points on Jan. 4, 2014, to the spot where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. In the Dec. 28, 2013, incident witnessed by the boy, the 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Japanese man gunned down, wife seriously injured in Ecuador

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in October, 2013, shows an urban area of Guayaquil, Ecuador. A Japanese couple -- a 28-year-old man and his 27-year-old wife -- was attacked by robbers on Dec. 28, 2013, while in Guayaquil on their honeymoon. The man died and the woman suffered serious injuries.

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15th China-LatAm, Caribbean Business Summit held in Ecuador

STORY: 15th China-LatAm, Caribbean Business Summit held in Ecuador DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:15 LOCATION: GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 15th China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Business Summit 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): GUILLERMO LASSO, President of Ecuador STORYLINE: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has inaugurated the 15th China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Business Summit to promote Chinese trade and investment in the region. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): GUILLERMO LASSO, President of Ecuador "The region of Latin America and the Caribbean, with its 662 million inhabitants, is closely linked with the People's Republic of China. Trade between the two parties reached 450 billion dollars in 2021, according to the General Administration of Customs of China. That figure reflects the magnitude and weight that these relations have for our countries." "The region has become one of the top destinations for Chinese investment," said Julio Jose Prado, Ecuador's m

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - An 18-year-old Ecuadorian boy points on Jan. 4, 2014, to the spot where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. In the Dec. 28, 2013, incident witnessed by the boy, the 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries. (Kyodo)