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• UPDATE 4-US sues to stop beer deal to unite Bud and Corona

  *AB InBev says it will fight Justice Department. WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Jan 31- The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal could mean higher U.S. beer prices.

• INSIGHT-Cider, the golden apple of brewers' eyes

  BRUSSELS, Dec 20- Almost a thousand years since the Norman conquest made cider popular in Britain, brewers are launching cider invasions of their own, with the United States the main battlefield.

• Heineken Expands Its Asian Footprint 

  

  After winning a hard-fought battle for Asia Pacific Breweries, Heineken is set to further increase its investments in Asia. CEO Jean Francois van Boxmeer talks about which markets the Dutch brewer sees the strongest growth in.

• Mexican competition watchdog OKs Modelo sale to AB InBev

  MEXICO CITY, Nov 15- Mexico's competition watchdog said on Thursday it has authorized, with no conditions, the sale of half of Grupo Modelo to AB InBev, a $20.1 billion deal that gave the Belgium- based brewing giant full control of the Mexican company.

• FEATURE-Banned at home, Pakistan brewery seizes Hollywood moment

  RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Nov 16- What have Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, underage drinking and Pakistan's only beer maker got in common? It was the arrest of the Hollywood stars' daughter in New York with a can of Murree Brewery's beer last June that propelled the company out of obscurity and into the spotlight.

• Munich May Not Have Enough Beer for Oktoberfest

  

  Beer brewers in Munich may not be able to supply enough beer for the annual Oktoberfest beer festival, local newspaper Munich TZ reported, but the problem is not a lack of the alcoholic beverage.

• Heineken Steps Up Bid for APB 

  

  Takashi Toyokawa, Associate Editor, Asia Pacific at dealReporter says Heineken's S$53 a share offer for Asia Pacific Breweries is likely to be approved. He explains why this is an important deal for the Dutch brewer.