The World Records Union has released the official certificate announcing
the new world record for Vietnamese talented poet Nguyen Du''s Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), according to the Viet Nam Book of Records.
The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) proposed the Guinness world record to Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) in terms of a literature work with the maximum national records.
The Viet Nam Book of Records has recognised a
collection of gold objects belonging to the Oc Eo – Go Thap culture as
the largest of its kind in the country.
The Asian Book of Records has recognised the efforts of an 83-year-old
Vietnamese man who has climbed Mt Fansipan, the highest peak in
Indochina - not once, but four times.
The Asia Book of Records has recognised 121-year-old Nguyen Thi Tru as
the continent''s oldest living woman, and Cao Vien, 106, and his wife Vu
Thi Hai, 100, as the oldest couple.
Viet Nam plans to ask the Guinness World Records to recognise HCM
City''s Nguyen Thi Tru, the country''s oldest living person, as the
world''s oldest living person.
Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly)
archipelagos have been confirmed as record holders in the sea and island
category of the Viet Nam Book of Records.
Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, the Guinness record holder for memory
feats, will host two workshops on enhancing the mind and body in HCM
City and Ha Noi on May 7 and 12.
Viet Nam Book of Records has recognised a giant artificial musical
instrument and a cultural theatre in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta
province of Bac Lieu as the country''s latest records.
The Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre in downtown Ha Noi now holds the
record for being the only theatre in Asia offering nonstop live
performances for 365 days, according to the Asian Book of Records.
The Viet Nam Book of Records (Vietbooks) is
currently conducting research on Buddhism, former artisans and must-see
travel destinations so that it can submit the information to the
India-based Asia Book of Records.
