Note 17 - Taxation (Details) - Taxes Payable - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Taxes Payable [Abstract]
Turnover tax and surcharge payable		$ 1,333	$ 1,272
Enterprise income tax payable		1,922	1,914
	[1]	$ 3,255	$ 3,186

[1] All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).