Note 5 - Accounts receivable, net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

5.   Accounts receivable, net

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Accounts receivable		9,739			6,546
Allowance for doubtful debts		(2,116	)		(2,102	)
Accounts receivable, net		7,623			4,444

All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of March 31, 2012, the Company provided approximately US$2,116,000 allowance for doubtful debts, which was related to the accounts receivable of the Company’s internet advertising business segment with an aging over six months. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, no additional allowance for doubtful debts was provided.