Vietnamese student shines at Kyushu Music Concour 2018Surpassing over 1,000 international candidates, Phan Trung Kien, a student at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, has won the only special prize at the Kyushu Music Concour 2018 in Kumamoto, Japan. Kien was also named among the seven first-prize winners of the contest. The second Vietnamese contestant sent to the competition was Lai Thi Huong Ly, also a student of the Vietnam National Academy of Music. Competing in the same category as Kien, Ly came second. The Kyushu Music Concour is held annually targeting international musical talents under 18 and between 18 and 25.-VNA