Note 16 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accrued payroll and other accruals *	[1]	$ 685	$ 685
Accrued Payroll and Staff Welfare [Member]
Accrued payroll and other accruals *		319	345
Accrued Operating Expenses [Member]
Accrued payroll and other accruals *		$ 366	$ 340

[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).