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Cash and Cash Equivalents
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

                 
    March 31,
2012
    March 31,
2011
 
    US$     US$  

Cash on hand and at banks

    27,680,158       7,734,976  

Money market funds

    12,112,575       11,470,208  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

    39,792,733       19,205,184  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The cash on hand and at banks in our PRC subsidiaries are denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”), United States dollars (“US$”) and Hong Kong dollars (“HK$”) with the total amount equivalent to RMB53,638,273 (equivalent to US$8,511,175) and RMB27,310,779 (equivalent to US$4,166,595) as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Of these amounts, RMB53,219,866 (equivalent to US$8,444,783) and RMB 13,612,533 (equivalent to US$2,076,762) are originally denominated in RMB as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. RMB is not freely convertible into other currencies; however, under Mainland China’s Foreign Exchange Control Regulations and Administration of Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange Regulations, the Company is permitted to exchange RMB for other currencies through banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. Other than RMB, the cash on hand and at banks of the Company in Hong Kong and the United States are denominated in HK$ and US$.