{"id":60473,"date":"2025-10-21T19:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=60473"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:54:19","slug":"north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-trump-visit-to-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-trump-visit-to-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of Trump visit to South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea, its fifth such test this year and the first in more than five months, according to South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch, which occurred Wednesday local time, comes just days before U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to visit South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju next week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20251022024451504?section=politics\/all&amp;site=topnews01\">Yonhap<\/a> News Agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials in Seoul said the missile was fired eastward but did not immediately disclose its type or flight range. 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