Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Jeremiah Thomas Roel (born on February 2, 2017) of Kerala, India (currently residing in UAE), set a record for reading the maximum number of books nonstop. He read 40 books continuously for 3 hours and 4 minutes at the age of 6 years, 2 months and 3 days, as confirmed on April 17, 2023.

Hang Son Đoòng of Quang Bình, Vietnam, holds a record for being the largest single cave passage of the world. It is around 200 metres (655 feet) high, 150 metres (490 feet) wide and has a length of at least 6.5 kilometres (4 miles) and is located in Phong Nha-Ke Bàng National Park, Bo Trach District of Vietnam, as confirmed on May 22, 2023.

Capital of Thailand, Bangkok, set a record for having the longest official name in the world if referred to by its full ceremonial designation, it is: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit (169-letters), as confirmed on May 22, 2023.

Vietnamese acrobatic artists Giang Quốc Cơ and Giang Quốc Nghiệp, set a record in Milan, Italy for their great balancing act, balancing vertically atop a walking person’s head. The blindfolded artists did a balancing act on a 50 cm-wide and 2 m-high stairs. Nghiệp balanced vertically atop his brother’s head while Cơ climbed 10 steps, went across 10 m and went down 10 steps in 1 minute and 55 seconds, as confirmed on May 22, 2023.

Bach Long Bridge, located in the rural region of Son La province in Vietnam, set a record for being the world’s longest glass-bottomed bridge. It is approximately 2,073 feet in length and is perched 492 feet above the ground. The reinforced glass used for the bridge has three layers, each 40 mm thick, and can hold up to 450 people at a time, as confirmed on May 22, 2023.

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the Philippines, set a record for being the oldest existing university in Asia. It was founded in 1611. Originally established to become a seminary college, it also offered academic degrees in arts, theology, and philosophy in 1624. Today, it is also one of the largest Catholic universities in the world in student population on one campus, as confirmed on May 19, 2023.

Motex Healthcare Corp., a company based at Taipei, Taiwan, set a record by making the largest medical grade face mask measuring 8.3 meters in length and 4.79 meters in width, as confirmed on May 19, 2023.

The Indonesia Women’s Organization (WASI) led by Mrs. Tri Tito Karnavian of Indonesia, set a record by making the longest human chain underwater. A total of 578 people dived into the Manado Bay area and came out of the water after 7 minutes forming a human chain to celebrate the 74th birthday of the Republic of Indonesia, as confirmed on May 19, 2023.

The National Library of Indonesia set a record for being the tallest library building ever made in the world.  This library was renovated and finished, leaving the previous small colonial-era structure with a larger and more modern structure. It measures 126.63 m (415 ft) and contains 27 floors of collections and library offices, as confirmed on May 19, 2023.

A team of Ukrainian military surgeons led by Doctor (Major General) Andrii Verba has set a record by performing the riskiest surgery on a Ukrainian soldier to remove an unexploded live grenade from his chest, as confirmed on May 16, 2023.