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Note 19 - Taxation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Note 19 - Taxation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2015
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	10.00%
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Taxes Payable	$ 19,000	$ 59,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities Reversal	(110,000)	(790,000)
Profits Assessable	0
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	0
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	0
Amortization Of Acquired Intangible Assets [Member]
Deferred Tax Liabilities Reversal	$ 116,000	152,000
Intangible Assets Impairment Loss [Member]
Deferred Tax Liabilities Reversal		672,000
Minimum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	12.00%
Maximum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	14.00%
VIEs [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Taxes Payable	$ (100,000)
Parent Company [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	17,544,000	14,903,000
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Deferred Tax Liabilities Reversal	269,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards	17,939,000	15,657,000
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount	$ 628,000	$ 52,000
PRC [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Rate for Modern Service Provided	6.00%	6.00%
PRC [Member] \| Provision of Modern Services Small Scale Tax Payer [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Rate for Modern Service Provided Small Scale Tax Payer	3.00%	3.00%
PRC [Member] \| Other PRC Operating Entities [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	25.00%	25.00%
PRC [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	15.00%	15.00%
PRC [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Enterprise Income Tax Rate In PRC				15.00%
PRC [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online Hubei [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	25.00%	12.50%
Reduction in Applicable EIT Rate			50.00%
PRC [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online Hubei [Member] \| Standard Rate [Member]
Enterprise Income Tax Rate In PRC			25.00%
PRC [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online Hubei [Member] \| Preferential EIT Rate [Member]
Enterprise Income Tax Rate In PRC			12.50%
Tax Treaty Agreement [Member]
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	5.00%
British Virgin Islands [Member]
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 0
Hong Kong [Member]
Profits Assessable	0
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	0
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 0