Related Party Investment (Details Narrative) - Securities Exchange Agreement [Member] - USD ($)		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 12, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Hengfai Business Development Pte Ltd. [Member]
Sale of common stock shares issued	683,000
Sale of common stock value issued	$ 484,930
Exchange for ordinary shares	21,196,552
Common stock outstanding percentage			1.92%
Warrant term	3 years
Warrant to purchase of common shares	105,982,759
Singapore eDevelopment Limited [Member]
Sale of common stock value issued		$ 724,330	$ 900,112
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 0.0298	$ 0.034	$ 0.042
Warrants aggregate intrinsic value		$ 539,420	$ 1,343,000
Singapore eDevelopment Limited [Member] \| Singapore, Dollars [Member]
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 0.040	$ 0.047	$ 0.057

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