Author: ABR Team

Celeste Dixon, a fitness enthusiast of South Australia, set a record for performing the maximum backward somersault burpees in 30 seconds. A veteran Ninja Warrior and a powerhouse, she performed 8 backward somersault burpees in 30 seconds, as confirmed on February 16, 2024.

Karenjeet Kaur Bains, a Sikh female Business Planning and Finance Manager of Great Britain, set a record for performing the maximum times to squat lift own bodyweight in one minute. She performed a whopping 42 reps to squat lift own bodyweight in one minute, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Alvin, a Shetland pony from Skåne, Sweden, set a record for being the fastest horse to run 5 metres on hind legs. Trained by Paulina, he ran 5 metres on hind legs in 16.70 seconds, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Bac Son Flower Valley in Lang Son province, Vietnam, holds the record for being the largest flower valley in Indochina. Initially, the flower field was only 6 hectares wide. Gradually the flower field has expanded more than three times and welcomes more than 60,000 visitors each year. Also known as the golden valley of Lang Son, it has an area of 20,000 sq metres, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands set a record for achieving the fastest average speed at the Paris-Roubaix cycling race in France. He achieved the amazing average speed of 46.841 km/hour (29.105 miles/hour) at the 257-kilometre (159-mile) course between the French capital and the Belgium border, famed for its cobbled streets and testing weather conditions, and finished it in 5 hours, 28 minutes and 41 seconds, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Madonna of the USA, set a record for being the biggest selling female recording artist. She has sold over 400 million records (albums and singles, including digital) during her career, as confirmed on February 15, 2024.

Home of Heroes in Cambodia holds the record for being the first retirement home for bomb-sniffing dogs in Indochina. Started in 2016 by Yulia Khouri when she took in her first de-mining dog, Murial, who had spent her life in the field and was adopted upon retirement. The animal retirement home offers a safe place to stay for the Cambodia life-saving ex-de-mining dogs. It is also the first home of its kind in the world, as confirmed on February 13, 2024.

Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) holds the record for being the first symphony orchestra in Indochina. Based in Hanoi, it is the foremost symphony orchestra in Vietnam with its origins dating back to 1959. In addition to works from the standard orchestral repertoire, it also performs works by Vietnamese composers and performs 60 concerts per year. Apart from performing in Vietnam, it has performed in China, Laos, Thailand, and Japan, as confirmed on February 13, 2024.

Vietnam Agriculture Digital Transformation Forum holds the record for being the first large-scale agricultural forum applying virtual reality technology in Indochina. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA) and the Vietnam Online Newspaper (VnExpress) to organise an online forum for Vietnam’s agricultural digital transformation. The forum is connected to 900 domestic and foreign destinations, as confirmed on February 13, 2024.

Vietjet Air of Vietnam holds the record for being the oldest low-cost airline still operating in Indochina. It is an international privately owned airline to be established in Vietnam and the oldest low-cost airline still operating in Indochina. The airlines operate a total of 197 domestic routes in Vietnam and Thailand and international routes to several destinations including Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Japan and India, as confirmed on February 13, 2024.