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Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]
5. Accounts receivable, net
 
    September 30,
2016
  December 31,
2015
    US$(’000)   US$(’000)
    (Unaudited)    
         
Accounts receivable     6,339       5,619  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     (2,855 )     (3,070 )
Accounts receivable, net     3,484       2,549  
 
All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company provided approximately US$2,855,000 and US$3,070,000 allowance for doubtful accounts, 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. The Company determines the allowance based on aging data, historical collection experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions. For the nine and three months ended September 30, 2016, no allowance for doubtful accounts was provided or reversed. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company reversed approximately US$56,000 allowance for doubtful accounts. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company provided approximately US$21,000 allowance for doubtful accounts. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, accounts receivable and the related allowance decreased by approximately US$0.22 million and US$0.13 million, respectively, due to disposal of a VIE during the period.