Note 19 - Taxation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2015		2014
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
Turnover tax and surcharge payable		1,272		1,173
Enterprise income tax payable		1,914		2,159
		3,186		3,332

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Pre-tax loss		(9,212	)		(12,946	)
U.S. federal rate		35	%		35	%
Income tax benefit computed at U.S. federal rate		3,224			4,531
Reconciling items:
Rate differential for domestic earnings		(647	)		(762	)
Preferential tax treatments and tax holiday effects		(16	)		(176	)
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(1,057	)		(2,269	)
Goodwill impairment loss		-			(938	)
Others		(8	)		92
Effective income tax benefit		1,496			478

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Current-PRC		(4	)		(185	)
Deferred-PRC		1,500			663
Income tax benefit		1,496			478

Schedule of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	Amount
	US$(’000)
Balance as of December 31, 2013		1,439
Reversal during the year		(474	)
Exchange  translation adjustment		(1	)
Balance as of December 31, 2014		964
Reversal during the year		(790	)
Exchange  translation adjustment		(56	)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		118

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2015			2014
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		7,921			6,655
Bad debts provision		932			943
Valuation allowance		(7,303	)		(6,385	)
Total deferred tax assets		1,550			1,213

Schedule of Classification of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
	2015		2014
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
Deferred tax assets reclassified as current asset		-		176
Deferred tax assets reclassified as non-current asset		1,550		1,037
Total deferred tax assets		1,550		1,213