Note 29 - Segment reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Internet Ad.			TV Ad.			Bank kiosk		Brand management and sales channel building			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item			Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)
Revenue		21,366			20,682			282		4,498			40			(268	)		46,600
Cost of sales		9,790			20,450			18		1,528			-			(228	)		31,558
Total operating expenses		7,005			338			210		1,205			1,774	*		-			10,532
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		1,053			60			210		215			99			-			1,637
Operating income (loss)		4,571			(106	)		54		1,765			(1,734	)		(40	)		4,510
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration receivables		(160	)		-			-		-			-			-			(160	)
Share of  losses  in equity investment affiliates		-			-			-		(340	)		(109	)		-			(449	)
Expenditure for long-term assets		306			8			-		-			-			-			314
Net income (loss)		4,181			(64	)		54		982			(1,705	)		(40	)		3,408
Total assets – December 31, 2012		38,215			16,628			596		8,965			15,338			(22,824	)		56,918

	Internet Ad.		TV Ad.		Bank kiosk		Brand management and sales channel building			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item			Total
	US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)
Revenue		19,981		6,448		487		1,829			-			(14	)		28,731
Cost of sales		6,287		5,247		42		465						(14	)		12,027
Total operating expenses		6,834		1,002		226		889			4,591	*		-			13,542
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		263		76		191		387			95			-			1,012
Operating income (loss)		6,860		199		219		475			(4,591	)		-			3,162
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration receivables		-		-		-		(70	)		-			-			(70	)
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiaries		-		-		-		693			232			-			925
Share of earnings (losses) in equity investment affiliates		-		26		-		-			(245	)		-			(219	)
Expenditure for long-term assets		1,564		4		186		417			15			-			2,186
Net income (loss)		6,247		179		219		769			(4,633	)		-			2,781
Total assets – December 31, 2011		61,741		15,954		800		6,369			16,305			(43,887	)		57,282