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Other Income

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Disclosure of Other Income [Abstract]

7.	OTHER INCOME


		Years ended December 31,
		2020				2021				2022
		US$				US$				US$
Interest income (note i)			330				467				431
Government grants (note ii)			1,730				587				1,016

			2,060				1,054				1,447

Included in interest income of US$2 for the year ended December 31, 2020 is arising from loan to a director as disclosed in Note 30.

Included in the government grants are amounts in thousands of Australian Dollar (“AUD”) 1,942 (equivalent to approximately US$1,407), nil and AUD 1,353 (equivalent to approximately US$908), representing the subsidies from the Australian government specifically for supporting the research and development activities carried out in Australia for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively. The remaining amounts represent government subsidies in relation to the research and development activities in the US and the PRC. All the government grants provide immediate financial support with no future related costs nor related to any assets.