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Represents the applicable income tax rate for first HK $2 million.

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Represents the applicable income tax rate for subsequent profit.

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Enterprise income tax rate in PRC.

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Operating loss carryforward that is subject to percentage of taxable income deduction limitation.

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PRC value added tax rate for modern service provided.

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PRC value added tax rate for modern service provided by small scale tax payer.

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Reflect PRC value added tax surcharge rate.

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The amount of profits which are assessable.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Amount of current and deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income (loss) from continuing operations.

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Note 15 - Taxation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		15 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 30, 2015
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Total			$ 0
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total	$ 19,700		$ 19,700		$ 19,700	$ 19,200
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Taxable Income Deduction Limitations	80.00%		80.00%		80.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Total	$ 9,551		$ 9,551		$ 9,551	9,875
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount	$ 260	$ 760	$ 450	$ 1,170
Minimum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	12.00%		12.00%		12.00%
Maximum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	14.00%		14.00%		14.00%
PRC [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Rate for Modern Service Provided	6.00%	6.00%	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%	3.00%	3.00%
Tax Treaty Agreement [Member]
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	5.00%		5.00%		5.00%
HONG KONG
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Total	$ 0		$ 0
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)			0
Applicable Income Tax Rate for First Profit Limit					8.25%
Applicable Income Tax Rate for Subsequent Profit					16.50%
Profits Assessable	$ 0		0
ChinaNet BVI [Member]
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)			$ 0
Other PRC Operating Entities [Member] \| PRC [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Business Opportunity Online [Member] \| PRC [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%
Business Opportunity Online [Member] \| PRC [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Enterprise Income Tax Rate In PRC							15.00%
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total	$ 26,300		$ 26,300		$ 26,300	$ 25,200