Hanoi-born Dao Xuan Tinh has set a WorldKings record for the largest collection of Peugeot bicycles made in France between 1918 and 1992. He has 128 of them so far.

Dao Van Tinh has spent more than 20 years collecting Peugeot bicycles made in France.

Part of what makes his collection very special is that all of his bicycles come in pairs – with one male and one female bike for each model. The bikes are also arranged by year and color.

Collecting antique Peugeot bicycles has been a decades long passion for this man who travels across Europe looking to purchase and bid on the bikes he dreamed of as a kid.

This plate was offered as a gift to Hanoi on its 1,000th anniversary.

The Chu Dau ceramic plate with a calligraphy design having the word Long (Dragon) written in Chinese characters a thousand times is also the world’s largest such item. It is owned by the Chu Dau Ceramic Company.

The plate, which has a diameter of 1.5 meters, was offered as a gift to Hanoi on the 1,000th anniversary of its foundation.

Chu Dau ceramics were recognized as "Royal symbol products" at the end of 17th century.

Nguyen Van Phung, who has a passion for recycling old tires, has been creating watches, belts and lamps.

Nguyen Van Phung from the central beach resort town of Nha Trang joined the list of world record holders with the biggest collection of products made from scrap tires.

He began researching and designing handmade products with scrap tires in early 2016. He has made more than 500 products including watches, belts and lamps.

Cashless payments record strong growth

The number of non-cash payments in Vietnam has steeply risen so far this year. The information was revealed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment during a conference on the implementation of the Government’s Resolution 02/NQ-CP on improving the business climate and raising the national competitiveness.

Vietnam records major achievements in population, development

Vietnam has recorded remarkable achievements in materialising 11 priority actions prescribed in the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development over the past 25 years, heard a meeting in Hanoi on July 10. 

Nghe An’s 50 eel dishes establish Vietnam record

A programme on processing and performing 50 dishes from eel, which is the highlight of the International Tourism Gastronomy Culture Festival - Nghe An 2019, was recognised in the Vietnam Book of Records, on July 18.

Dr. Luong thyroid laparoscopy technique honoured with Vietnam record

The thyroid laparoscopy technique invented by Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong, Head of the National Hospital of Endocrinology, has been honoured with the record as Vietnam’s most commonly used thyroid endoscopic technique.

Vietnam consumer confidence index rises to record high

Vietnam surpassed Indonesia to rank third in consumer confidence in the first quarter behind only the Philippines and India, according to the latest Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey conducted in collaboration with global measurement company Nielsen.

Source: VnExpress