( LEAD ) N . Korea fires ballistic missile : S . Korea ( ATTN : UPDATES with details ) SEOUL , April 5 ( Yonhap ) -- North Korea launched what is believed to be a ballistic missile on Wednesday into the East Sea , South Korea ' s military said . " North Korea fired a projectile into the East Sea from a site in the vicinity of Sinpo , South Hamgeyong Province , this morning , " the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ) said . The exact type of the projectile was not immediately confirmed but JCS officials said it ' s not an artillery . The launch at around 6 : 40 a . m . ( Seoul time ) came ahead of summit talks between U . S . President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this week . lcd @ yna . co . kr odissy @ yna . co . kr ( END )