Note 19 - Payable for acquisition

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Payable For Acquisitions Disclosure [Text Block]

19.   Payable for acquisition

	As of December 31,
	2012		2011
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
Sou Yi Lian Mei		1,266		550

Payable for acquisition as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 represented the outstanding payment of approximately RMB8.0 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 2011, respectively.