Phnom Penh, July 23 -- The ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise 2025 (ARDEX-25) opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 22. The event was attended by ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, Minister Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia Ngo Van Tuat, along with an array of regional and international delegates. Opening the three-day exercise, General Kun Kim, Senior Minister in Charge of Special Mission and First Vice President of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) of Cambodia and Chair of ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management 2025, highlighted Cambodia's high vulnerability to natural disasters, underlining the importance of preparedness and coordination. He noted that the C...