Author: ABR Team

Vo Thanh Tung of Vietnam set the record for being the first athlete to win a Paralympic silver medal for swimming in Indochina. The wheelchair-bound Tung won a Paralympic silver medal in 2016 and secured the top position in short course races in many Asian Para Games. He has won more than 200 medals from tournaments both domestic and international, as confirmed on February 12, 2024.

Aarav Krish V. N. (born on August 5, 2017) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to recall all Asian countries with capitals by the individual outlined maps. He recalled the names of all 48 Asian countries and capitals in 40 seconds and 64 milliseconds by viewing the individual outlined maps of the countries on a laptop screen, at the age of 6 years, 6 months and 17 days, as confirmed on February 27, 2024.

Askyon Roller Skating Academy (Karunagappally) of Kerala, India, set a record for conducting the maximum participation of students in a roller-skating flash mob. They organized a roller-skating flash mob on December 23, 2023, wherein 26 students participated and performed for 5 minutes and 52 seconds, as confirmed on January 15, 2024.

Dann Abraham (born on April 16, 2020) of Tamil Nadu, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for reciting the multiples of numbers from 1 to 25 (sets of 10) in 3 minutes and 37 seconds, at the age of 4 years, as confirmed on May 8, 2024.

Aadam Johan Bibin (born on May 24, 2017) of Kerala, India, is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for answering 52 questions on the stars of the universe in 6 minutes and 10 seconds, at the age of 6 years and 6 months, as confirmed on December 13, 2023.

Sias International College and Didi Express of China jointly set a record for making the biggest QR code of human beings in Zhengzhou University, China. They organised a whopping number of 2,520 people in a QR code pattern of the size 51 meters x 51 meters, as confirmed on December 18, 2023.

Deependra Ratna Shakya of Nepal set a record for having the biggest collection of currency notes and coins of the UN member states. He has a whopping collection of notes and coins of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), with 2 pieces of notes and 2 pieces of coins from each member country, as confirmed on December 18, 2023.

Angad Bhardwaj (born on April 5, 2010) of India set a record for being the youngest person honoured by the Army Chief of India. He was honoured with the Silver Medal by the Chief of the Army Staff of India, for his services in the high-altitude areas, as confirmed on December 18, 2023.

Dine in the Dark restaurant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, holds the record for being the first dark dining experience restaurant in Indochina. Opened in 2013, it gives you a chance to experience what it’s like every day for the estimated 144,000 blind people who live in Cambodia. You are guided from beginning to end by the waiters who are visually impaired themselves. By eating there, you help support a restaurant that promotes equal opportunity employment for the blind.

HSMM Fragrance of Laos holds the record for being the first Laos-made perfume brand in Indochina. The perfume brand mainly focuses on products using Agarwood essential oil, which has a deep cultural and religious significance, in addition to the fragrance of Champa flower, the National Flower of Laos. HSMM Fragrance was established in 2014 and has a fragrance factory in Vientiane, their products are exported to the UAE, China, Korea and some Middle East Gulf countries.