Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Accounts receivable, net

	As of December 31,
	2015			2014
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Accounts receivable		5,619			5,429
Allowance for doubtful debts		(3,070	)		(3,022	)
Accounts receivable, net		2,549			2,407

All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company provided approximately US$3,070,000 and US$3,022,000 allowance for doubtful accounts, respectively, which were primarily related to the accounts receivable of the Company’s internet advertising and TV advertising business segment with an aging over six months. For the year ended December 31, 2015, approximately US$233,000 allowance for doubtful accounts was provided. For the year ended December 31, 2014, approximately US$1,023,000 allowance for doubtful accounts was reversed.