Share-Based Compensation - Fair value of share options granted (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Share Based Compensation [Line Item]
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Fair value per option granted	0.93 to $1.38	0.79 to $1.14
Bottom of Range
Share Based Compensation [Line Item]
Risk-free interest rate	3.01%	3.68%
Expected stock price volatility	60.73%	65.75%
Expected life	3 years 4 months 24 days	3 years 4 months 28 days
Top of Range
Share Based Compensation [Line Item]
Risk-free interest rate	3.75%	4.70%
Expected stock price volatility	66.40%	73.41%
Expected life	3 years 4 months 28 days	3 years 5 months 4 days

The option life of share options granted.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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The description of inputs to option pricing model for share options granted that the entity does not disclose separately. [Refer: Option pricing model [member]]

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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The percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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