Note 30 - Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Year ended December 31,
	2012		2011
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Amount in thousands except for the number of shares and per share data)
Net income attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$	2,996	$	2,995
Less: Dividend for Series A convertible preferred stock		-		407
Net income attributable to common shareholders of ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for basic earnings per share)		2,996		2,588
Add: Dividend for Series A convertible preferred stock		-		-
Net income attributable to common shareholders of ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for diluted earnings per share)	$	2,996	$	2,588
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic		22,185,556		18,545,609
Effect of diluted securities:
Series A Convertible preferred stock		-		-
Warrants		-		213,631
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Diluted		22,185,556		18,759,240
Earnings per share-Basic	$	0.14	$	0.14
Earnings per share-Diluted	$	0.14	$	0.14