since 2009, kirin has made acquisitions in five asia-pacific countries. its rivals are also on the hunt. asaki has invested in four countries, and suntory in three. >> translator: historically, gdp and beverage sales grow in proportion. for example, indonesia and the philippines are good potential markets for beverage-makers. >> reporter: another japanese beer company is trying to nurture a new market by building its own manufacturing facilities. in late november, sapporo began production in a suburb of ho chi minh city. it's the first plant in southeast asia owned by a japanese beer company. and it has a production of 40,000 kiloliters a year. sapporo plans to increase output four-fold to level that can match its plants in japan. the economy is expanding fast. it's a young country where the average age is just 27. beer consumption is rising more than 10% a year. and the country is soon expected to overtake japan to become asia's second largest beer market after china. >> translator: economic growth, the increasing population and the numbers of consumers

>> with a forecast like the, maybe it doesn't look like kirin taking you across the abyss there. how about 73 degrees today in santa cruz? keep in mind this time of year we should see highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. san jose down to south san jose and gilroy, 67 degrees. 73 in santa cruz and even up to the north bay, mid-60s. 64 in san francisco. right now temperatures starting to cool off a bit. 50s and low 60s. this is where our high temperature should be. pretty nice evening outside, not much wind out there. still a bit of an offshore breeze. this should turn on shore tomorrow and bring cooling to the coast. pleasant evening, 60s and 70s. then we'll see 40s, clear dry air in most places. cool start, then increasing clouds heading into tomorrow afternoon. hair quality back in the moderate range. pressure re-establishes itself in the bay area for the middle part of the week. look at the cedar pollen. it is way up there. as the trees kind of start to feel more like it's spring outside. you may see those pollen counts starting to creep on up there in your allergy forecast. arou

since 2009, kirin has made acquisitions in five asia-pacific countries. its rivals are also on the hunt. asaki has invested in four countries, and suntory in three. >> translator: historically, gdp and beverage sales grow in proportion. for example, indonesia and the philippines are good potential markets for beverage-makers. >> reporter: another japanese beer company is trying to nurture a new market by building its own manufacturing facilities. in late november, sapporo began production in a suburb of ho chi minh city. it's the first plant in southeast asia owned by a japanese beer company. and it has a production of 40,000 kiloliters a year. sapporo plans to increase output four-fold to level that can match its plants in japan. the economy is expanding fast. it's a young country where the average age is just 27. beer consumption is rising more than 10% a year. and the country is soon expected to overtake japan to become asia's second largest beer market after china. >> translator: economic growth, the increasing population and the numbers of consumers