One of the Asia-Pacific region's largest multinational military exercises, Cobra Gold, kicked off in Thailand on Tuesday, with this year's event taking place under the heavy cloud of a fast-spreading novel coronavirus.The exercise, co-hosted by Thailand, the United States, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia, will be held through March 6, with around 9,600 personnel from 29 countries in all taking part. It is aimed at enhancing interoperability, strengthening relationships among participating nations, handling security threats and national disasters.But this year's event, which is al…READ FULL ARTICLE
