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Note 7 - Other Current Assets, Net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Other Current Assets [Text Block]
7.
Other current assets, net
 
    As of December 31,
    2020   2019
    Gross   Allowance for doubtful accounts   Net   Gross   Allowance for doubtful accounts   Net
    US$('000)   US$('000)   US$('000)   US$('000)   US$('000)   US$('000)
                         
Staff advances for business operations    
18
     
-
     
18
     
11
     
-
     
11
 
Loan to an unrelated party    
1,444
     
-
     
1,444
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Overdue deposits    
-
     
-
     
-
     
717
     
(717
)    
-
 
Total    
1,462
     
-
     
1,462
     
728
     
(717
)    
11
 
 
As of
December 31, 2020,
other current assets primarily include a temporary loan that the Company provided to an unrelated party during the year. This loan is unsecured, interest free and is expected to be fully repaid to the Company in
April 2021.
 
As of
December 31, 2019,
other current assets primarily included an approximately
RMB5
million (approximately
US$0.72
million) overdue contractual deposit relating to an advertising resource purchase contract that had expired. Based on the assessment of the collectability, the Company had provided full allowance against this balance as of
December 31, 2019.
For the year ended
December 31, 2020,
the Company charged off this overdue deposit receivable against its related allowance, as all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote
.