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Note 19 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)				1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Note 19 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2025 USD ($)	May 24, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2025 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2025 CNY (¥)	Jul. 23, 2025 CNY (¥)	Jul. 18, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 18, 2025 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	May 24, 2024 CNY (¥)	Jun. 07, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2022 CNY (¥)
Repayments of Convertible Debt					$ 56,000	$ 214,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Conversion of Convertible Senior Notes 2026 into Common Stock [Member]
Repayments of Convertible Debt				$ 3,500,000
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in shares) \| shares				239,404
SPD Bank [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					24,300,000						$ 24,300,000
SPD Bank [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Renewed SPD Credit Line [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					22,700,000						22,700,000
SPD Bank [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Renewed SPD Credit Line [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 23,900,000									¥ 170,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)			5 years
SPD Bank [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Renewed SPD Credit Line [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								¥ 82,000,000	$ 11,400,000	¥ 82,000,000
China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| The ¥200M Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 28,500,000						$ 28,500,000
China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| The ¥200M Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity													$ 29,900,000	¥ 200,000,000
China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| The ¥200M Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| ¥								¥ 200,000,000		¥ 200,000,000
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Global Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 34,900,000					¥ 250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)		5 years
BOK Financial [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| BOKF Credit Line [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 35,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)	3 years