Note 17 - Payable for acquisition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Payable For Acquisitions Disclosure [Text Block]

17.   Payable for acquisition

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	US$(’000) (Unaudited)		US$(’000)
Sou Yi Lian Mei		5,210		550

Payable for acquisition as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 represented the outstanding payment of approximately RMB33 million and RMB3.5 million for the acquisition of the 49% equity interest and the 51% equity interest of Sou Yi Lian Mei consummated in September 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.