VietKings organized successfully the 2nd conference of the Asean Records Organizations 2016 in Vietnam

(Kỷ lục) On the morning of the day 9th December 2016, at Rex Hotel (141, Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, HCMC), the 2nd Conference of the Asean Record Organizations was organized successfully with the attendance of the representatives from 6 Asean Records Organizations include Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Campuchia, Indonesia and Vietnam.

The 2^nd conference of the Asean Record Organizations hosted by Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) is the conference following the 1^st conference hosted by Thailand Book of Records organized on 19^th June 2016.

Dr. Thang Van Phuc, ex- deputy minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the chairman of the Vietnam Record Holders Association made a speech to open the conference.

In the 2^nd Conference, the Record Organizations in Asean Region introduce about their organizations to each other and discuss about main subjects:

• The way to create the financial resource to maintain and develop their operations.
• Discuss about the opportunities and threat of the record organizations in orienting their operation to the records with content value beside the confirmation for the records with just only the element of form.
• How to equalize between the commercial records and meaningful records of the individual and organizational owners.

At the conference, the representatives of the Record Organizations introduced about their organizations to each other and discussed about the suggested problems in this conference.

Mr. Christopher Wong – General Director of the Malaysia Book of Records introduce about the printed matters published by the Malaysia Book of Records.
 

Mr. Ong Eng Huat – General Director of the Singapore Book of Records made a speech in the Conference.

The presentation of Mr. Osmar Semesta Susilo – The vice Director of the Indonesia World Records Museum attracted the attentions of the other representatives.  

Mr. Tanya Phonanan – General Director of Thailand Book of Records.

Mr. Hun Virak – General Director of Cambodia Book of Records (right) and Mr. Death Sovatha – The member of the Advisory Council of Cambodia Book of Records
 

Besides that, the Record Organizations also focused on the way to cooperate with each other to promote the remarkable value about the local destinations and specialties of each region in each country of Asean.

The representatives of the Record Organization signed a document about the cooperation under the witness of the representatives joined in the conference.
 

The Conference ended at 11h30 AM, and then, the representative were guided to visit the famous destinations in HCMC such as Ben Thanh Market, Cu Chi Tunnel…etc.

The 3^rd Conference of Asean Record Organizations will be held in Indonesia in May 2017.

Below are some images at the Conference:

VIETNAM BOOK OF RECORDS - VIETKINGS

The 1st Meeting of the Record Organizations in Asean 2016

(VietKings) The Record Organizations of the Asean Nations include: Vietnam, Lao, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia took part in the 1st Meeting of the Record Organizations in Southeast Asia held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 19th June 2016.

Discover Southeast Asia’s longest volcanic cave in Vietnam

(Record.vn) After years of research, scientists from Vietnam and Japan have released initial information about a complex of volcanic caves in Krong No District in Dak Nong Province, in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, including the longest volcanic cave in Southeast Asia.

Duong Anh Vu sets a place in Thailand Book of Records

(Records.vn) – Duong Anh Vu – a Vietnamese man sets records in the Thailand Book of Records for his incredible memory during a two-hour challenge.

Largest Logo Made Of Grocery Bags

(Records.vn) A new record was established in Singapore on May 30, 2015.

Singapore Record: Largest Display of Photos

(Records.vn) Come to Singapore and enjoy the largest display of photos !

Thailand Record: The First Upside Down House in Thailand

(WorldKings) Baan Teelanka is the first and the only upside down house, both exterior and interior, in Thailand.

Singapore Record: Largest Serving of Lo Mai Kais

(WorldKings) At the invitation of Sphere Exhibits, Chef Liu Zhanming attempted a new record.

VN tops ASEAN in domain names

Viet Nam's domain name ."vn" had the largest number of registrations among ASEAN countries' domain names as of September 2014, the Viet Nam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) revealed on Friday.

Longest neck, Myanmar

The maximum known extension of a human neck is 40 cm (15.75 in) and was created by the successive fitting of copper coils, as practiced by the women of the Padaung or Kareni tribe of Myanmar (Burma) as a sign of beauty.

Wat Mixai in Vientiane

World's Largest Shoes, Philippines

Measuring over 17 feet long and 8 feet wide, these giant dress shoes could fit 30 normal feet inside of them. 

River Safari - World’s largest freshwater aquarium, Singapore

The freshwater aquarium is a 12-hectare park featuring fish and other wildlife from eight of the world’s major rivers: the Congo, Ganges, Mississippi, Amazon, Mekong, Nile, Murray and Yangtze.

Tallest Pencil in the world : Faber-Castell, Malaysia

Apart from being the first producer in Malaysia to manufacture writing instrument with GEL technology, this production facility started manufacturing refillable markers and highlighters in 2010 in addition to erasers.  

Grasberg - The Largest gold mine, Indonesia

The Grasberg mine is the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world.

World’s Largest Palace : Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei

Guinness World Records currently considers Istana Nurul Iman to hold the title as the “world’s largest palace.”