NEWSLINE AT NOON 12:00 Ousting of Kim Jong-un's uncle implies major power shake-up in North Korea

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NEWSLINE AT NOON 12:00

(THIS IS THE TRANSCRIPT FOR ARIRANG NEWS THAT AIRED ON 04 Dec 2013- 12:00 KST.)

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Coming up on this Wednesday edition of Newsline at Noon, the apparent purge of the powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be the latest in a series of leadership reshuffles in the reclusive nation.

South Korea's National Assembly is up and running again after the ruling party agreed to let an opposition lawmaker head a special parliamentary committee overseeing the overhaul of the nation's spy agency that is accused of meddling in last year's presidential election.

Plus,.. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this Wednesday as Washington tries to balance its determination to increase its presence in Asia with its need to cooperate with the world's second largest economy.
These stories and more coming up on Newsline at Noon.
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Good to have you with us. You're watching Newsline at Noon on Wednesday, December 4th. Live from Seoul, I'm Kim Yeon-ji.
And I'm Mark Broome. Thanks for joining us.

Title: Ousting of Kim Jong-un's uncle implies major power shake-up in North Korea: experts

We start with the major change in North Korea's leadership
As experts continue to digest the news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle Jang Song-thaek, a key figure in North Korea, has been purged, attention is shifting to what happens next.
Experts say Jang's removal, if confirmed, will have a huge impact on North Korea's policy goals as well as inter-Korean relations.
Our unification ministry correspondent Hwang Sung-hee starts us off. If reports of Jang Song-taek's ousting are confirmed, experts say the removal implies a major shift in the North Korean leadership.
On Tuesday, Seoul's National Intelligence Service said Jang had been purged, and two of his close confidants executed.
As Kim's uncle, Jang practically served as the guardian of the young and inexperienced dictator and was known as the "power behind the throne."
Also as a vice chairman, Jang had full control over the National Defense Commission, the state's most powerful organization.
Experts see Jang's dismissal as the last part of the young leader's power consolidation phase, saying that Kim has removed all of the old guard close to his father and is now finalizing the members of his own inner group.
They say a complete removal of Jang and his aides may carry North Korea further away from a successful economic reform -- one of Kim's key policy goals -- since Jang is more aware of market forces than his nephew.
The latest ousting may also lead to an escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, as the regime may launch provocations as a means of maintaining internal unity.
That means a fourth nuclear test or a missile launch could be on the cards.
Such outlook has been echoed by government officials in Seoul.
An official at the Unification Ministry said that, if Jang's removal was due to an internal power struggle, it's bound to have an impact on inter-Korean relations.
Hwang Sung-hee, Arirang News.