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Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]
5.
 Accounts receivable, net
 
    As of December 31,
    2016   2015
    US$(’000)   US$(’000)
                 
Accounts receivable    
6,034
      
5,619
  
Allowance for doubtful debts    
(2,712
 )    
(3,070
 )
Accounts receivable, net    
3,322
      
2,549
  
 
All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
the Company provided approximately
US$2,712,000
and
US$3,070,000
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. The Company determines the allowance based on aging data, historical collection experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions. For the year ended
December
31,
2016,
approximately
US$38,000
allowance for doubtful accounts was reversed. For the year ended
December
31,
2015,
approximately
US$233,000
allowance for doubtful accounts was provided.
For the year ended
December
31,
2016,
accounts receivable and the related allowance for doubtful debts decreased by approximately
US$0.21
million and
US$0.13
million, respectively, due to disposal of Quanzhou City Zhilang Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Quanzhou Zhi Lang”) in
2016
(Note
26).