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AP PHOTO Australia Ivan Milat, whose grisly serial killings of seven European and Australian backpackers horrified Australia in the early ‘90s, died in a Sydney prison yesterday, ending hopes of a deathbed confession to more unsolved slayings. He was 74. Afghanistan Officials have set a new date for announcing the result of last month’s presidential election, after several delays. AP PHOTO Pakistan’s ailing former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who was jailed on money-laundering and corruption charges, has remained in a government hospital where he was taken last week after suffering a heart attack. AP PHOTO Syria Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most JULIE ZHU wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria. Turkey Kurdish fighters killed one Turkish personnel and wounded five others amid a shaky truce in northern Syria, Turkey’s army said yesterday, bringing its military death toll to 11 since the launch of its cross-border MUST celebrates rare documents 11 nationalities gather for operation. with links to historical canton migrants’ day More on backpage P7 P3 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 28.10.2019 mon MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER China’s Ambassador Restaurant sector reeling to Portugal visits from revenue crunch Monte do Pasto RESSURE on the restaurant Psector went unabated in Au- gust, with the proportion of in- AP PHOTO terviewed establishments repor- ting a decline as their business prospects rose. The information was released in the latest busi- ness climate survey conducted on the restaurant and retail tra- de. According to the information released by the Statistics and HINA’S ambassador to learning more about the sus- Census Service (DSEC), the pro- CPortugal, Cai Run, has vi- tainability and welfare practi- portion of establishments that sited Portuguese agribusiness ces that make this company a saw a year-on-year decline in re- Monte do Pasto. reference in the sector and a venue rose by 7 percentage poin- Cai led a delegation that leader in Iberian outdoor catt- ts from a month earlier to 38% in included the embassy’s eco- le farming. August. On the other hand, 33% nomic and social adviser, Xu Monte do Pasto’s president of interviewed establishments Weili. His visit aimed to learn Clara Moura Guedes said, “by recorded an annual rise in Au- more about the activities of integrating CESL Asia group, gust revenue, a decrease of 1 per- the company that was recently Monte do Pasto can explore centage point from July. acquired by the Macau invest- new expansion opportunities Asked in August, most of the ment and services company and reinforce its bet in ob- interviewed establishments ex- CESL Asia. taining international recogni- pected their business outlook Regarding the retail trade, the ticipating their sales to increase Monte do Pasto will play tion to boost existing produc- to remain unfavorable in Sep- proportion of interviewed re- year-on-year or remain steady. an important role in CESL tions, launch new sustainable tember. The proportion of in- tailers reporting a year-on-year The proportion of interviewed Asia Group’s Focus Platform, agricultural and livestock ac- terviewed establishments anti- decrease in sales rose by 5 per- retailers predicting a year-on- aiming to become the future tivities and enhance the entire cipating a year-on-year decline centage points from July to 40%, -year sales decline in September operational base for food and Alentejo region and the Portu- in receipts rose by 18 percenta- with the corresponding propor- decreased from 38% to 35%. green energy business be- guese economy.” ge points from August to 45% in tion of motor vehicle retailers The business climate survey tween Portugal, Macau, China, At this time, the property is September. At the same time, the (80%) surging by 40 percentage is compiled based on data pro- and the Portuguese-speaking mainly used as a free-range ca- proportion of interviewed estab- points. vided by 186 restaurants and si- countries in Africa. ttle pasture, but the company lishments forecasting a year-on- Retailers were cautiously opti- milar establishments, which ac- During the visit, the Chine- has highlighted on previous -year growth in receipts in Sep- mistic about their business pros- counts for 53% of the industry’s se ambassador had the oppor- occasions that it can be deve- tember reduced by 2 percentage pects in September, with 65% receipts, and 136 retailers, that is tunity to learn about with rai- loped through additional agri- points to 18%. of the interviewed retailers an- 70% of the industry’s receipts. DB sing cattle outdoors as well as cultural activities. RM ASK THE VET by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester Best exercises for old dogs LD dogs can still play like puppies. 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