A live broadcast on North Korean state television Saturday showed Kim Jong-Un, 33, wearing a black suit and saluting as tanks, missiles and other hardware rolled through Kim Il-Sung Square.
The failed launch was at 7.21am AEST.
Mr Pence, addressing an Easter service with American troops in South Korea, said the USA commitment to South Korea was unwavering.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not provide details of the launch, and it was not immediately clear what type of missile was sacked. It may be up to his vice president, Mike Pence, to fill in the details when he arrives in Asia.
"The president has no further comment".
He will try to reassure allies in South Korea and Japan that the U.S. will take appropriate steps to defend them against North Korean aggression.A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said.
Sinpo is on the east coast of North Korea.
There were no further details, and the office said it was analysing the launch.
North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, on Saturday, as a nuclear-powered USA aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region.
The UN Security Council has imposed six sets of sanctions against the North since its first nuclear test in 2006 - all of which have failed to halt its drive for what it insists are defensive weapons.
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"We will respond to an all-out war with an all-out war and a nuclear war with our style of a nuclear attack", said Choe, widely seen by analysts as North Korea's No. 2 official.
North Korea exhibited its ballistic missiles and other military weaponry during a huge parade on Saturday to celebrate its founder's birthday.
However, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday that the Trump administration has settled on a policy that will emphasize on increasing pressure on Pyongyang with the help of China, North Korea's only major ally, instead of military options or trying to overthrow Kim's leadership. That means the much-anticipated April 15 North Korean holiday has ended without any event that would trigger a possible US attack, and therefore, possible World War III.
North Korea saw the toppling of Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Moammar Gadhafi in Libya - neither of whom had nuclear weapons - as proof of the weapons' power. "Look, we've tried for 25 years across Republican and Democratic administrations to persuade the North Koreans to give up their quest for nuclear weapons".
On Monday, hundreds of members of the Korean People's Army (KPA) crowded the plaza of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang to pay tribute to past leaders and vow loyalty to Kim Jong Un, according to state media Rodong Sinmun. "If they start a nuclear war, we will respond with nuclear strikes".
Always high animosity has risen on the Korean Peninsula in recent months, as the United States and South Korea conduct annual war games that North Korea claims are invasion preparation and the North prepared for Saturday's anniversary celebrations.
President Trump tweeted Thursday that he has "great confidence" in China's ability to "properly deal with North Korea".
North Korea is working to develop a nuclear missile that can strike the United States.
Speculation has been intensifying that U.S. President Donald Trump might order a pre-emptive strike on North Korea if it shows imminent signs of a significant provocation such as a sixth ever nuclear test.
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