Nguyen Thi Tru, 122, a resident of Da Phuoc commune, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, is the oldest living woman of record in the world, announced the Guinness World Records.

The recognition was made after the Vietnam Record Organization filed a nomination in June 2014.

In 2014, Tru was previously recognized as the oldest living woman in Vietnam and Asia by both the Vietnam Record Organization, as well as the Asian Record Organization.

A Representative of the Guinness World Records is slated to arrive in Vietnam to grant certificate of recognition to Nguyen Thi Tru.

Born on April 5, 1893, Tru is leading a healthy life and lives with her youngest son, who is 72, in Da Phuoc Commune, Binh Chanh District. She gave birth to 11 children, but only four are alive.

Tru says that the key to a long life is eating at the right time, cherishing the people around oneself and leading a simple but carefree life.

With 31 centenarians, Binh Chanh District reportedly has the highest number of people above the age of 100, accounting for 7.95 per cent of the district population.