Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Accounts receivable, net

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Accounts receivable		8,802			6,034
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,149	)		(2,712	)
Accounts receivable, net		4,653			3,322

All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

the Company provided approximately

US$4,149,000

and

US$2,712,000

allowance for doubtful accounts, which were primarily related to the accounts receivable of the Company’s internet advertising and TV advertising business segment. The Company evaluates its accounts receivables with an aging over

six

months and 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, 2017,

approximately

US$1,254,000

and

US$1,283,000

allowance for doubtful accounts was provided. For the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016,

no

allowance for doubtful accounts was provided or reversed.