INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 3,013,000	$ 3,006,000	$ 3,103,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards	343,555,000	339,553,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards Expiration Period	Expire in years 2018 through 2033
Reductions for Tax Positions of Prior Periods	(26,000)	(97,000)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Current Period Tax Positions	33,000	0
United States [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	(5,314,629)
China [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	(423,732)
Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits		3,006,000
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	9,037,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards Expiration Period	Expire in years 2018 through 2033
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 20,000,000