North Korea missile test failed but appeased its neighbours

A fresh North Korean missile test failed when it exploded after launch Sunday, the US military said, a day after Pyongyang publicly showcased its ballistic arsenal at a giant military parade. Associate Professor Zhang Jian from UNSW believes that it was a strategy that can appease US and China and also demonstrate the North's determination on its military plans. Dong Xing reports.

In this Saturday, April 15, 2017 file photo, North Korean men and women wave flags and plastic flowers as a float with model missiles and rockets Source: AAP