(Indochinakings.org) Festivals in Vietnam offer visitors the best opportunity for getting up close and personal with the myths, customs and fun-loving spirit of this proud nation. Despite undergoing modern developments, Vietnam is still a predominantly traditional country, with thousands of pagodas and shrines dedicated to Buddha as well as various deities and iconic figures.

(Worldkings.org) The shard compositions indicated that the erupted material was boninite (an olivine-bronzite andesite with little or no feldspar) which had never been observed from an active volcano.

(Worldkings.org) The trail is easily accessible by car, and riders can begin their journey from multiple locations. There are free campsites at various points along the trail, some with more than a day's ride between them.

(Worldkings.org) It is the largest church in the Middle East, and the largest Oriental Orthodox church in the world by area. It is 144.5m long, 91.5 m wide and has a floor area of 7,500 m2.

(Worldkings.org) Iluka established an initial 18.3 per cent interest in the UK technology company, Metalysis, which is seeking to commercialise technology to convert metals into powder, including titanium powder.

(Worldkings.org) Drakensberg houses the world's largest collection of San rock art. This portion of the Drakensberg has between 35,000 and 40,000 works of San rock art.

(Worldkings.org) National Museum of Sudan houses the world's largest and most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection, including objects from the Paleolithic through to the Islamic period originating from every site of importance in the Sudan.

(Worldkings.org) Saya de Malha Bank is the world's largest submerged ocean bank.

(Worldkings.org) Coopers Brewery Limited is the world's largest producer of homebrewing equipment. Coopers bottled beers are characterised by their secondary fermentation technique - some yeast remains in the bottle after bottling - thus the bottled beer contains some sediment.

(Worldkings.org) Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial reservoir based on surface area. It lies along the Greenwich meridian, and just six degrees of latitude north of the Equator.