( 4 th LD ) N . Korea fires ballistic missile : S . Korea ( ATTN : UPDATES throughout with U . S . military ' s confirmation , other details ; ADDS photo ) By Lee Chi - dong SEOUL , April 5 ( Yonhap ) -- North Korea launched a ballistic missile Wednesday into the East Sea , South Korea ' s military said , just two days ahead of summit talks between U . S . President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping . " North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea from a site in the vicinity of Sinpo , South Hamgyong Province , at around 6 : 42 a . m . ," the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ) said in a statement . The projectile flew about 60 kilometers , and South Korea and the United States are analyzing additional information , it added , with the exact type of the projectile not confirmed yet . The U . S . Pacific Command said the projectile seems to be a KN - 15 medium - rangeballistic missile , also known as Pukguksong - 2 , fired from a land - based facility . The South ' s presidential office convened an emergency National Security Council ( NSC ) meeting to discuss the provocation , presided over by Kim Kwan - jin , the national security adviser to Acting President Hwang Kyo - han . Hwang ordered the nation ' s troops to strengthen their combat readiness in case of a contingency . An undated image provided by Yonhap News TV of a North Korean missile launch . ( Yonhap ) The North ' s move came as Trump plans to host the Chinese president in his Florida estate on Thursday and Friday ( local time ) for their first summit . The North Korea issue will likely be among top agenda items . In an interview with the Financial Times , Trump warned that the U . S will take unilateral action to get rid of the North ' s military threats unless China does its part . Two weeks ago , the North test - fired a missile , which ended in failure . Earlier in March , the North fired four ballistic missiles , three of which fell into the sea near Japan . In February , it blasted a Pukguksong - 2 intermediate - range ballistic missile ( IRBM ) from a mobile launcher . The Kim Jong - un regime conducted two nuclear tests and fired two dozen missiles last year . Concern has grown that it may carry out another nuclear test or long - range rocket launch . lcd @ yna . co . kr ( END )