Note 20 - Taxation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2012		2011
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
Turnover tax and surcharge payable		2,609		2,212
Enterprise income tax payable		4,074		2,770
Individual income tax payable		-		58
		6,683		5,040

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Pre-tax income		4,386			4,035
US federal rate		35	%		35	%
Income tax expense computed at U.S. federal rate		1,535			1,412
Reconciling items:
Rate differential for domestic earnings		(537	)		(770	)
Preferential tax treatments and tax holiday effects		(1,039	)		(1,552	)
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		512			1,921
Loss not recognized as deferred tax assets		3			-
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income		55			24
Effective income tax expense		529			1,035

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		595			801			1,396
Share of losses in equity investment affiliates		(109	)		(340	)		(449	)
Exchange translation adjustment		6			6			12
Balance as of December 31, 2012		492			467			959

Schedule of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	Amount
	US$(’000)
Balance as of December 31, 2011		1,893
Reversal during the period		(219	)
Exchange translation adjustment		15
Balance as of December 31, 2012		1,689

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2012			2011
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		2,929			1,975
Bad debts provision		824			651
Valuation allowance		(3,051	)		(2,534	)
		702			92

	As of December 31,
	2012		2011
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
Deferred tax assets reclassified as current asset		50		-
Deferred tax assets reclassified as non-current asset		652		92
		702		92

Peoples Republic Of China [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Current-PRC		1,357			1,008
Deferred-PRC		(828	)		27
		529			1,035