Dr. Pham S.

The Vietnam Record Association and the Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings) held the 45th Gathering of Record Makers with the theme “Vietnamese record holders – Aspiration for a mighty Vietnam” in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22.

At the event, the organizers presented the Certificate of Record Holder to individuals, including:

- Mr. Ngo Duc Manh, former Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia, who is a collector and editor of the bilingual book “70 years - The glorious journey of Vietnam - Russia relations”;

- Priest Ta Huy Hoang, who compiled and published the CIVEL linguistic data series;

- Poet - culinary artisan Ho Dac Thieu Anh, who has made many contributions to the preservation and development of Vietnam's culinary culture, whose 70 poems have been put into songs by musicians;

- Photographer Nguyen A, who worked at Covid-19 hotspots to make two Vietnamese-English bilingual photo books, which honor the humanistic values of the Vietnamese spirit in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-2021.

Mr. Nguyen Van Xang.

At the event, the World Records Union (WorldKings) awarded four world records to Vietnam.

Dr. Pham S, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong province, was honored as the first scientist in the world to create and successfully implement the science of selection and method of clonal propagation of avocado LD 034.

Dr. Pham S is also a scientist with many outstanding applied scientific works, contributing to Vietnam's high-tech agriculture entry to the global value chain.

Mr. Vu Duc Dong.

WorldKings also honored Dr. Nguyen Van Xang, who owns a unique collection of pens, which is diverse in type and size.

Xang's collection includes 4,473 pens, which are classified as those used by world leaders - politicians; used at international conferences; used as medical instruments, to play sports; or pens with shapes of fruit, food, animals, wine bottles... This collection has been gathered over 30 years.

Mr. Vu Duc Dong set a world record for his collection of 10 unique yellow apricot trees in Vietnam and the world.

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