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Caught between duty and debt: the hidden toll on family breadwinners

Caught between duty and debt: the hidden toll on family breadwinners

Near midnight, Hoang’s phone rang. Seeing his younger brother’s name on the screen, the 42-year-old hesitated, then turned the phone face down, already knowing what the call would be about.
Earning more, feeling less: the quiet burnout of young Vietnamese workers

Earning more, feeling less: the quiet burnout of young Vietnamese workers

The hidden mental toll of chasing 'passive income' through affiliate marketing

The hidden mental toll of chasing 'passive income' through affiliate marketing

When ‘lazy’ at home pushes people with depression further into silence

When ‘lazy’ at home pushes people with depression further into silence

At 6 a.m., Mai’s alarm had been ringing for some time, but the 38-year-old Hanoi woman remained in bed, staring at the ceiling and unable to move.
October 4, 2026 | 03:30 am PT
The psychological trap behind ‘high salary, house by 25’ social media posts

The psychological trap behind ‘high salary, house by 25’ social media posts

At 2 a.m., after a 16-hour workday, 26-year-old Minh Anh finally closes her laptop and scrolls through social media before going to sleep.
October 2, 2026 | 02:30 am PT
Holiday ‘bed rotting’ leaves young people more exhausted than refreshed

Holiday ‘bed rotting’ leaves young people more exhausted than refreshed

Many young people spent Vietnam’s five-day National Day holiday lying in bed in hopes of recovering from work stress, only to return feeling even more drained.
September 5, 2026 | 11:07 pm PT
What patients’ tears can reveal during psychotherapy

What patients’ tears can reveal during psychotherapy

The company director sat upright, speaking in a clear, steady voice as he told the psychiatrist that his only problem was having trouble sleeping.
August 31, 2026 | 07:00 pm PT
The burnout trap of mothers striving for perfection

The burnout trap of mothers striving for perfection

‘Stop calling for me’, exclaimed Huong, 36, one August evening after her seven-year-old son broke a glass cup in the kitchen.
September 1, 2026 | 06:16 am PT
Barefoot tourist filmed shouting at Kuala Lumpur airport admitted to psychiatric ward

Barefoot tourist filmed shouting at Kuala Lumpur airport admitted to psychiatric ward

A 27-year-old Chinese tourist who was filmed shouting at travelers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport has been admitted to a psychiatric ward after police determined she was mentally unwell and had missed her prescribed medication.
August 19, 2026 | 12:56 am PT
The hidden mental toll of being a ‘superwoman’ wife

The hidden mental toll of being a ‘superwoman’ wife

Late at night, after clearing the dinner table, Ngoc froze as a notification popped up on her phone: "Today is your birthday."
August 10, 2026 | 12:22 am PT
When wives earn more: The hidden stress affecting husbands

When wives earn more: The hidden stress affecting husbands

What began as a casual joke at a family gathering soon became a source of deep distress for Hung, a 35-year-old administrative worker in Hanoi.
July 24, 2026 | 12:45 am PT
Short videos are turning couples into silent bedmates

Short videos are turning couples into silent bedmates

By 9 p.m., after putting her child to bed and finishing the housework, 31-year-old Nguyet slips in beside her husband, only for both to instinctively reach for their phones.
July 6, 2026 | 04:15 am PT
The most AI-eager country in Southeast Asia is burning out because of it

The most AI-eager country in Southeast Asia is burning out because of it

Vietnam uses AI more than any of its Southeast Asian neighbors, and a growing number of its office workers are now discovering the cost: a form of mental exhaustion researchers call "AI brain fry."
June 25, 2026 | 03:00 pm PT
Exhausted young people keep swiping screens until dawn

Exhausted young people keep swiping screens until dawn

Nguyen Nam's rented room in HCMC is pitch black at midnight, except for the faint blue light from his phone screen shining on his sleep-deprived face.
June 15, 2026 | 01:31 am PT
How endless short-video scrolling is fueling 'brain rot' and disrupting young people's lives

How endless short-video scrolling is fueling 'brain rot' and disrupting young people's lives

Quoc Thang, a 30-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative in Ho Chi Minh City, often sits alone in cafés for hours believing he is relaxing, yet he spends most of that time endlessly scrolling through TikTok and Facebook.
June 14, 2026 | 08:03 pm PT
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