Note 26 - Earnings per share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings per share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Six months ended June 30,				Three months ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Net income attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.  (numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share)	$	464	$	529	$	434	$	895
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic		22,193,391		22,184,562		22,200,166		22,186,540
Effect of diluted securities:
Warrants and options		-		-		-		-
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Diluted		22,193,391		22,184,562		22,200,166		22,186,540
Earnings per share-Basic	$	0.02	$	0.02	$	0.02	$	0.04
Earnings per share-Diluted	$	0.02	$	0.02	$	0.02	$	0.04