North Korea test-fired three ship-to-ship missiles in the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, in the latest show of force against Seoul.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff identified the missiles as short-range KN-01 missiles, disclosing that the missiles were launched in the sea off Wonsan, a major port on the North's east coast, between 4:25 p.m. and 5:23 p.m, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday.