Korea raised the travel alert for Ecuador on Wednesday, citing growing safety risks from anti-government protests, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador on Sunday killed eight people and injured three others in the latest violent incident to hit the spiraling South American country, authorities said.
Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business. Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year.
A Korean man in his 50s who had been living in Ecuador has been extradited to Korea on charges that he operated a pornographic website targeting Korean users.
Kia said Monday that it opened Kia E-Ground, the carmaker's first EV experience center in South America, in Quito, Ecuador.
Korea and Ecuador on Thursday discussed ways to expedite the establishment of a bilateral free trade deal to boost trade and investment and to deepen industry ties, Seoul's trade ministry said.
Korea earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2023 U-20 World Cup Thursday, edging out Ecuador in a thrilling 3-2 victory at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
The Korean U-20 national team, looking to claim their first-ever World Cup title after narrowly missing out at the 2019 tournament, will face Ecuador in the round of 16 on Thursday.
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