Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 5,919		$ 2,952
Accounts receivable, net		7,519		7,215
Other receivables, net		247		2,646
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		2,183		4,073
Due from related parties, net				14
Total current assets		15,868		16,900
Long-term investments				918
Property and equipment, net		176		299
Intangible assets, net		50		3,808
Blockchain software applications development costs		3,375
Prepayment for software applications development		349
Goodwill				5,277
Deferred tax assets, net		527		1,358
Total Assets		20,345		28,560
Current liabilities:
Short-term bank loan *	[1]	1,163		765
Accounts payable *	[1]	3,745		2,851
Advances from customers *	[1]	2,032		3,559
Accrued payroll and other accruals *	[1]	396		559
Payable for acquisition of noncontrolling interest *		218
Due to investors related to terminated security purchase agreements				938
Payable for purchasing of software technology *			[1]	436
Taxes payable *	[1]	2,955		3,168
Other payables *	[1]	124		687
Total current liabilities		10,633		12,963
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term borrowing from a director		127		134
Warrant liabilities		826
Total Liabilities		11,586		13,097
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock (US$0.001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 16,132,543 shares and 13,982,542 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)		16		14
Additional paid-in capital		37,917		31,554
Statutory reserves		2,607		2,607
Accumulated deficit		(33,375)		(20,487)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		1,616		1,598
Total ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity		8,781		15,286
Noncontrolling interests		(22)		177
Total equity		8,759		15,463
Total Liabilities and Equity		$ 20,345		$ 28,560

[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).