i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the threat of violence. the push for peace. the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> young chinese are finding their country's cooling economy is heating up the competition for jobs. so government leaders are encouraging them to employ themselves and helping them get their businesses off the ground. nhk world's naoki makita has more. >> reporter: thousands of young people flock to a job fair in shanghai. 370 companies were looking to hire new people. the number of students completing university is the largest ever this year. as more young people with high education enters the workforce, many are finding it difficult to get their dream job. despite a drop in china's birthrate, the number of college graduates has more than doubled over the past ten years. they are facing intense competition trying to land a job. >> translator: i'm looking for w

i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> researchers in japan have detected more seismic activity coming from a popular tourist spot near tokyo. their instruments picked up 100 plus minor tremors on friday alone in the mount hakone region. a group of exports shot this video and say the volcanic gas contains more carbon dioxide than before the recent seismic activity began late last month. that suggests an increased flow of hot gas underground close to the surface. officials with the japan meteorological agency are warning of a possible minor eruption that could affect the surrounding area. they're telling people not to approach the crater. the agency is keeping the volcanic alert for mount hakone at two on a scale of five. hakone attracts millions of visitors from japan and abroad. nearly 170,000 foreign tourists go there each year, and the number is on the rise. this ropeway has been out of service because it goes over the restricted area. >> i have no idea about the volcano. >> it's actually for our own safety i think it's a good thing that they are doing that. >> local officials are t

i'm patchari raksawong. >>> officials with the u.s.efense department released aerial footage taken over disputed waters in the south china sea. the video shows chinese navy officers warning an american reconnaissance plane not to enter the area. the aircraft was making a surveillance flight. the video shows what appears to be china's construction work for a runway on a manmade island in the spratley islands. china and a few other parties claim sovereignty over them. >> currently what we're looking at is some construction at a landing strip. they've built hundreds of meters in the past couple months. >> the footage includes radio transcripts. chinese navy officials are heard telling the u.s. aircraft it was approaching china's military zone and urging the plane to leave the area immediately. american pilots responded by saying they are operating in international airspace and in line with international law. >> the flight of a reconnaissance plane in the south china sea is a regular occurrence. >> and pentagon spokesperson, steve warren,