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.
RECORD BREAKING NEWS
- Maximum backward somersault burpees in 30 seconds
- Maximum times to squat lift own bodyweight in one minute (female)
- Fastest horse to run 5m on hind legs
- Largest flower valley in Indochina
- Fastest average speed achieved at the Paris-Roubaix cycling race
- Biggest selling female recording artist
- First retirement home for bomb-sniffing dogs in Indochina
- First symphony orchestra in Indochina
- First large-scale agricultural forum applying virtual reality technology in Indochina
- Oldest low-cost airline still operating in Indochina
- Largest waste-to-energy plant of Indochina
- Maximum endangered animals and birds drawn on A6 size paper by a teen
- Capturing beliefs of Maximum Doctors Campaigning for Treating Breathing Trouble Via Digital Photo Collage
- First weightlifter to win a gold medal at the Paralympics
- Inventor of the first Khmer typewriter
- First superport of the smart logistics network
- Tallest flying bird
- Largest whale skeleton
- First person to establish a museum dedicated to displaying bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance
- First company to produce electric cars
- First picosatellite in Indochina successfully operated in space
- First artistic basket boat path
- First athlete to win a Paralympic silver medal for swimming
- Fastest kid to recall all Asian countries and capitals by the individual outlined maps
- Maximum students of an academy participated in a roller-skating flash mob
- Grand Master – Dann Abraham
- Grand Master – Aadam Johan Bibin
- Biggest QR code made of human beings
- Biggest collection of currency notes and coins of the UN member states
- Youngest person honoured by the Army Chief
- First dark dining experience restaurant
- First Laos-made perfume brand
- First Denisovans’ fossil found in a cave
- First non-profit centre to train mine detection rats
- Largest undisturbed Angkorian ceramic kiln discovered
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- Largest freshwater stingray ever caught
- Largest chromite mine
- First stadium with velodrome for bicycle and motorcycle racing
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