Note 16 - Taxation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Turnover tax and surcharge payable		2,656		2,609
Enterprise income tax payable		4,190		4,074
		6,846		6,683

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, 2012 (audited)		492			467			959
Share of losses in equity investment affiliates		(26	)		(45	)		(71	)
Exchange translation adjustment		2			2			4
Balance as of March 31, 2013 (unaudited)		468			424			892

Schedule of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	Amount
	US$(’000)
Balance as of December 31, 2012 (audited)		1,689
Reversal during the period		(55	)
Exchange  translation adjustment		9
Balance as of March 31, 2013 (unaudited)		1,643

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		3,110			2,929
Bad debts provision		895			824
Valuation allowance		(3,169	)		(3,051	)
		836			702

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Deferred tax assets reclassified as current asset		42		50
Deferred tax assets reclassified as non-current asset		794		652
		836		702

Peoples Republic Of China [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Current-PRC		(99	)		(617	)
Deferred-PRC		185			381
		86			(236	)