Born in Nha Trang city in the southcentral coastal province of Khánh Hòa, Lâm has taught literature at Trần Hưng Đạo High School in Cam Ranh City for 13 years.
A photo exhibition named The Imprint of General Võ Nguyên Giáp on Điện Biên Phủ opened in the central province of Quảng Bình – the hometown of the General - on August 20.