Vincent Chow

South China Morning Post

Vincent Chow is a reporter and translator covering AI for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Prior to Tarbell, he worked as a freelance writer in Shanghai where he was recognized by the Society of Publishers in Asia for his culture reporting. Before that, he was a news editor at Sixth Tone.

Vincent studied government at the London School of Economics where he led its international affairs student magazine. He has taught debating to students in Tunisia and China and conducted research on animal welfare in China for international NGOs. He donates 10% of his salary each month to Charity Box and The Humane League.

Stories by Vincent
South China Morning Post
Ex-Meta Chinese star joins race for self-improving AI with US$4.6b start-up
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
May 14, 2026
South China Morning Post
China scrambles to close AI cyber gap as Anthropic, OpenAI surge with new models
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
May 10, 2026
South China Morning Post
‘The whale can now see’: DeepSeek adds AI vision in major move
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 29, 2026
South China Morning Post
If it can’t stop the Meta-Manus AI deal, how can Beijing exert its authority?
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 28, 2026
South China Morning Post
DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up amid CEO Liang Wenfeng’s absence?
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 28, 2026
South China Morning Post
Breaking | China blocks Meta’s Manus deal after months-long probe, thwarting purchase
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 27, 2026
South China Morning Post
From scepticism to concern: Mythos panic is slowly starting to reach China
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 27, 2026
South China Morning Post
OpenClaw adds DeepSeek V4 models as tech world assesses Huawei tie-up
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 26, 2026
South China Morning Post
Huawei, DeepSeek strengthen China’s AI self-reliance with V4 collaboration
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 24, 2026
South China Morning Post
Breaking | DeepSeek releases next-gen AI model with ‘world-leading’ efficiency
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 24, 2026
South China Morning Post
Tech war: US Congress rolls out ‘largest’ export control upgrade against China
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 24, 2026
South China Morning Post
Tencent unveils first flagship AI model under tenure of former OpenAI researcher
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 23, 2026
South China Morning Post
Anthropic’s Mythos is stoking cybersecurity fears. What does it mean for China?
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 22, 2026
South China Morning Post
Chinese software firms defy ‘SaaSpocalypse’ with strategic AI partnerships
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 19, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s AI firms scaled on open-source models. The next phase may be different
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 17, 2026
South China Morning Post
Black market workarounds scale up for Claude as Anthropic tightens ID checks
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 16, 2026
South China Morning Post
‘Common ignorance’: how China took the lead in global efforts to govern AI
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 13, 2026
South China Morning Post
China banks buffer against AI contagions as US sweats over Anthropic’s Mythos
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 10, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s DeepSeek adds instant and expert chatbot modes ahead of V4 release
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 8, 2026
South China Morning Post
US Elections: News, Analysis and Explainers | South China Morning Post
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 7, 2026
South China Morning Post
Chinese AI rivals clash over Anthropic’s OpenClaw exit amid global token crunch
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 6, 2026
South China Morning Post
Who is Xu Rui, the ex-ByteDance executive tapped by Meta to lead AI hardware?
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 5, 2026
South China Morning Post
Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 4, 2026
South China Morning Post
Beijing mandates internal ethics committees for all Chinese AI companies
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 3, 2026
South China Morning Post
Chinese AI giants pivot toward proprietary models to drive revenue, performance
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 2, 2026
South China Morning Post
What Zhipu and MiniMax’s first post-IPO earnings say about the 2 AI start-ups
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Apr 2, 2026
South China Morning Post
Zhipu AI revenue jumps 132% in first post-IPO report, missing estimates
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 31, 2026
South China Morning Post
Baidu-backed iQiyi files confidentially for Hong Kong listing
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 30, 2026
South China Morning Post
Xiaomi, Alibaba ramp up AI recruitment amid global talent war
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 30, 2026
South China Morning Post
ByteDance adds watermarking, IP checks to Seedance 2.0 ahead of global launch
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 29, 2026
South China Morning Post
Top US AI conference apologises after sanctions policy sparks backlash in China
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 27, 2026
South China Morning Post
Google’s TurboQuant dents memory-chip stocks, but analysts say ‘buy the dip’
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 26, 2026
South China Morning Post
AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 26, 2026
South China Morning Post
Why China’s humanoid robots are still waiting for their ‘ChatGPT moment’
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 26, 2026
South China Morning Post
Tencent adds ClawBot plug-in to WeChat amid OpenClaw boom and privacy warnings
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 23, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s 5-year plan emphasises ‘orderly’ AI development amid market volatility
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 5, 2026
South China Morning Post
Alibaba task force, led by CEO Eddie Wu, will focus on AI model development
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 5, 2026
South China Morning Post
Alibaba recruits Google DeepMind contributor to join Qwen AI team: sources
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 4, 2026
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong-listed AI firm MiniMax’s revenue jumps 159% on strong demand
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Mar 2, 2026
South China Morning Post
Breakthrough or hype? How WeRide aims to edge rivals in crowded robotaxi field
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 28, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s Huawei joins US giants OpenAI, Google in AI standards alliance
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 26, 2026
South China Morning Post
ByteDance valuation said to hit record US$550 billion in proposed equity sale
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 25, 2026
South China Morning Post
Chinese investors shrug off AI fears after Citrini report sparks US sell-off
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 24, 2026
South China Morning Post
Anthropic’s allegations against Chinese firms expose AI training grey area
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 24, 2026
South China Morning Post
Zhipu AI’s shares tumble nearly 23% on computing woes, user complaints
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 23, 2026
South China Morning Post
Why viral clip of Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight shook Hollywood
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 20, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s tech giants report huge gains from Spring Festival marketing blitz
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 19, 2026
South China Morning Post
Moonshot AI targets US$12 billion valuation as revenue surges for Kimi models
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 18, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s humanoid robot orders surge after Spring Festival spotlight
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 18, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s Unitree eyes 20,000-robot output after viral success of annual gala
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 17, 2026
South China Morning Post
Global AI race heats up as Chinese tech giant releases new model
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 16, 2026
South China Morning Post
Humanoids go mainstream as China’s robotics champions appear at CCTV spectacle
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 15, 2026
South China Morning Post
ByteDance ‘strengthening safeguards’ after Seedance AI video controversy
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 15, 2026
South China Morning Post
The AI future is now, and markets are reacting differently in the US and China
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 14, 2026
South China Morning Post
Pentagon adds Chinese firms to military list, then withdraws filing
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 13, 2026
South China Morning Post
Meituan warns of US$3.5 billion loss amid intense food delivery price war
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 13, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s MiniMax releases AI model ‘designed for real-world productivity’
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 13, 2026
South China Morning Post
China’s Zhipu AI launches new major model GLM-5 in challenge to its rivals
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 11, 2026
South China Morning Post
Fosun Health to build first overseas hospitals in Indonesia amid global push
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 11, 2026
South China Morning Post
Indonesia telco chief warns of digital colonisation, backs China open-source AI
By Vincent Chow / Fellow
Feb 10, 2026