The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the cost method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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-Paragraph 1
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Note 8 - Long-term Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity Method Investments	$ 709	$ 713
Shenzhen Mingshan [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		23.18%
Equity Method Investments			$ 0
Zhao Shang Ke Hubei [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		25.50%
Equity Method Investments			$ 0
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		19.00%
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Cost-method Investments, Other than Temporary Impairment	0
ChinaNet Korea [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		15.00%
Cost-method Investments, Other than Temporary Impairment	$ 0
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		19.00%
Beijing Saturday [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		10.00%