Note 18 - Restricted Net Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Withholding Tax Rate Pursuant To EIT Law	10.00%
Preferential Withholding Tax Rate	5.00%
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	$ 7,900	$ 7,800
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends	2,607	2,607
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	16,400	17,600
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends	$ 2,600	$ 2,500
WFOE [Member]
Minimum Required Reserve As Percent Of Registered Capital	50.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Annual After-tax Profit For General Reserve	10.00%
Domestic Enterprise [Member]
Minimum Required Reserve As Percent Of Registered Capital	50.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Annual After-tax Profit For General Reserve	10.00%

Minimum percentage of annual after-tax profit required to be appropriated as general reserve.

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Minimum aggregate compulsory appropriation of general reserve, measured by percentage of registered capital.

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Preferential withholding tax rate in PRC.

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Withholding tax rate pursuant to PRC Enterprise Income Tax law.

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Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e)(3)(ii))
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The amount of retained earnings as of the balance sheet date that cannot be distributed to stockholders pursuant to statutory rules and regulations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 505
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24708-158529

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