jenny lin, nhk world, tokyo. >> and i will have more for you next hour in business.e's another check on markets. ♪ ♪ >> on to other stories we're following this hour. thailand has begun the process of naming a new king. its apartmeparliament has invit crown prince to ascend the throne. parliament approved the ascension of the king's only son tuesday in a special >> the crown prince must accept the invitation before ascending the throne. the president of the thai parliament will likely receive a royal audience within days and a proclamation will follow. >> translator: i'm happy. i hope the crown prince will carry on the late king's achievements. >> translator: i think thai people will support the new king, whoever he will be. the strong bond between king and citizens will never change. >> translator: the king reigned for seven decades and died last month at age 88, immersing the country into a one-year period of mourning. the crown prince can only be formally crowned after the king's cremation which will take place next year. >>> cambodian mine clearing experts have l

jenny lin, nhk world, tokyo. >> you can catch her report again online with a full transcript look for nhk world and business wrap. i'm going to leave you with the markets. >>> officials in russia's far east say they will begin regular helicopter flights between two islands. the russian-controlled islands are claimed by japan. the move is seen as an attempt to tighten moscow's grip on the area. the regional government will provide the helicopter. residents have been calling for a better means of transportation. the japanese government maintains that those and two other nearby islands are an inherent part of japanese territory. the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. the territorial issue is expected to come up when they meet in mid-december. >>> taiwanese coast guard officials held rescue drews on an island in the south china sea. china, the philippines and vietnam claim it. ships and helicopters were deployed to simulate the rescue of a crew of a foreign ship that had caught fire. taiwan has been increasing its presence on the island and has built a runway there. this

lin line. we're getting a steady flow of people and this is security gate here. we have a good amount of people here had really more than they've seen all morning since 6 a.m. jennie to self if you ever travel buzzest travel day of yearbook earlier flight. that's what i learned this morning. we had full lines for tsa and security check in and talked to travelers. everything looked great. things looked on time like they do now and people were feeling good even though they had to get up early for this flight. let's listen to them. >> always get here early. >> starting today this is terrific. >> i don't want to be here at noon. >> think it will be crazy by then. >> i think so. >> you know what i think he is definitely going to be right because it is really starting to pick up a little bit. and you have to wonder the airport is saying this is a buzzier day than it was on wednesday so i know where are all those people. they'll come in later today this is great. look at this. we have so many more people here now. when you go to the airport to do a travel story and you get there and there's not a lot of p.m. you wonder where everybody s they're getting here now. if you w