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Short-Term Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Short-Term Investments

5. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

		December 31
		2014				2015
		US$				US$
Trading securities			703				681
Held-to-maturity investments			—				4,000
			703				4,681

The Company classified certain short-term investments as trading securities in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Realized gains on sales of these trading securities were US$4 thousand, US$4 thousand and US$3 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The amount of unrealized losses related to trading securities at year end was nil for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Structured notes matured in May 2013 and the Company recognized the gain of US$118 thousand.

The held-to-maturity investments are senior notes. In July 2015, the Company purchased senior notes which will be matured in July 2016 with a coupon rate of 1.65% and an effective interest rate of 1.65%, at par value of US$4,000 thousand.

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The entire disclosure for investments in certain debt and equity securities.

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