Note 17 - Taxation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Taxation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2013		2012
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
Turnover tax and surcharge payable		2,343		2,609
Enterprise income tax payable		4,686		4,074
		7,029		6,683

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Pre-tax income		716			4,386
U.S. federal rate		35	%		35	%
Income tax expense computed at U.S. federal rate		251			1,535
Reconciling items:
Rate differential for domestic earnings		(119	)		(537	)
Preferential tax treatments and tax holiday effects		(754	)		(1,039	)
Change in tax rate for loss recognized as deferred tax assets		(144	)		-
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		1,426			512
Loss not recognized as deferred tax assets		2			3
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income		154			55
Effective income tax expense		816			529

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Current-PRC		(1,302	)		(1,357	)
Deferred-PRC		486			828
		(816	)		(529	)

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
Reversal during the period		(306	)
Exchange translation adjustment		56
Balance as of December 31, 2013		1,439

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2013			2012
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		3,899			2,929
Bad debts provision		1,594			824
Valuation allowance		(4,581	)		(3,051	)
		912			702

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2013		2012
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
Deferred tax assets reclassified as current asset		153		50
Deferred tax assets reclassified as non-current asset		759		652
		912		702