BEIJING, May 16-- A Chinese navy warship has left southern China's Guangdong province for Singapore for military exercises, the Ministry of National Defense said.

The missile frigate Yulin will participate in IMDEX Asia 2015, a flagship maritime defense show in the region that runs from May 19 to 21, and join a multilateral naval exercise hosted by the Western Pacific Naval Symposium.

After that, the vessel will also take part in a joint Sino-Singapore maritime drill, the first of its kind between the two militaries, the ministry said in a report posted on its website.