Chinese soldiers take part in the opening ceremony of ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus Military Medicine-Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Joint Exercise (AM-HEx 2016) in Chonburi, Thailand on Sept. 5, 2016. Troops from 18 countries -- 10 ASEAN member states and its eight dialogue partners on Monday began a joint exercise on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief here in Thailand. (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)
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AM-HEx 2016 joint exercise begins in Thailand
CHONBURI, Thailand, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Troops from 18 countries -- 10 ASEAN member states and its eight dialogue partners on Monday began a joint exercise on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief here in Thailand.
During the seven-day exercise, or the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus Military Medicine-Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Joint Exercise (AM-HEx 2016), troops from different countries are set to work together to offer assistance to a certain country that just suffered a tsunami, earthquake and other natural disasters. Full story