Note 18 - Taxation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	US$(’000) (Unaudited)		US$(’000)
Business tax payable		2,533		2,210
Culture industry development surcharge payable		6		2
Value added tax payable		22		-
Enterprise income tax payable		3,653		2,770
Individual income tax payable		58		58
		6,272		5,040

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Shenzhen Mingshan			Zhao Shang Ke Hubei			Total
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Balance as of December 31, 2011 (audited)		595			801			1,396
Share of losses in equity investment affiliates		(120	)		(274	)		(394	)
Exchange translation adjustment		4			4			8
Balance as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited)		479			531			1,010

Schedule of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	Amount
	US$(’000)
Balance as of December 31, 2011 (audited)		1,893
Reversal during the period		(164	)
Exchange  translation adjustment		10
Balance as of September 30, 2012 (unaudited)		1,739

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	US$(’000) (Unaudited)			US$(’000)
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		2,762			1,975
Bad debts provision		793			651
Valuation allowance		(2,878	)		(2,534	)
		677			92

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	US$(’000) (Unaudited)		US$(’000)
Deferred tax assets reclassified as current asset		95		-
Deferred tax assets reclassified as non-current asset		582		92
		677		92

Peoples Republic Of China [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	US$(’000) (Unaudited)			US$(’000) (Unaudited)
Current-PRC		945			926
Deferred-PRC		(749	)		(65	)
		196			861

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	US$(’000) (Unaudited)			US$(’000) (Unaudited)
Current-PRC		373			125
Deferred-PRC		(191	)		(18	)
		182			107