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OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Other Current Assets

Other current assets consist of the following:

 

     December 31  
(in US$ thousands)    2011     2012  

Loans receivable - current

    $ 5,666      $ 3,437   

Less: Allowance for loans receivable - current

      (5,057 )      (3,437 ) 

Deferred income tax assets - current, net (Note 25)

      759        840   

Other

      183        161   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  
   $ 1,551      $ 1,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  
Changes in Allowance for Loans Receivable

The following is a reconciliation of changes in our Company’s allowance for loans receivable - current during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012:

 

(in US$ thousands)    2010      2011      2012  

Balance at beginning of year

    $ 3,574       $ 5,057       $ 5,057   

Additions: Provision for bad debt expenses

      1,483         —           —     

Less: Writes-offs

      —           —           (1,620 ) 
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Balance at end of year

    $ 5,057       $ 5,057       $ 3,437