Moldovan gov't loses motion of censure

19:43, November 12, 2019

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  Romanian new gov't sworn in

  Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (C) poses with new Prime Minister Ludovic Orban (4th L, front) and members of the new cabinet after the swearing-in ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, on Nov. 4, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)BUCHAREST, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Romanias new cabinet headed by National Liberal leader Ludovic Orban took the oath of office late Monday before President Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.Iohannis congratulated everyone in the National Liberal Party (PNL) who had done an "incredible" job and managed to convince the opposition parties and other parliamentarians to vote together for the new government."A very great achievement," he stressed.The new prime minister pledged "to put into practice the vision of Romanias development, to carry out the programs and projects that can bring Romania back on the right track."Earlier on the day, the minority one-party government received the green light from parliament with 240 votes, seven more than the required minimum in the 465-seat bicameral parliament, replacing the Social Democrats, whose government collapsed in a no-confidence vote three weeks ago after nearly three years in power.PNL was the largest opposition party in the Romanian parliament, but only has 20.6 percent of the seats in the parliament.Orban, 56, has been the leader of the PNL since June 2017. He was minister of transport from April 2007 to December 2008 and a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2016.

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  Japan's Nikkei loses ground in morning on profit-taking

  TOKYO, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The benchmark Nikkei stock index lost ground Monday morning in choppy trade, as earlier gains on the back of U.S. shares rising late last week were pared by some investors opting to lock in gains.File photo: AFPThe 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 47.95 points, or 0.20 percent, from Friday to 23,343.92.The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, finished unchanged from Friday at 1,702.77.Construction, oil and coal product and rubber product-linked issues comprised those that declined the most by the morning break.

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  HKSAR gov't dismisses curfew rumors

  Police officers stand guard outside the police headquarters in Wan Chai on June 21, 2019. (File photo: China Daily)HONG KONG, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The government of Chinas Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday dismissed rumors concerning the implementation of curfew in Hong Kong over the weekend.The rumors are "totally unfounded," the HKSAR government said in a statement.