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Financial Assets at Amortized Cost

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Note 7. Financial Assets at Amortized Cost

		January 1, 2017				December 31, 2017				December 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
Time deposit with original maturities more than three months		$	5,140				10,358				11,229

The financial assets at amortized cost are in China Yuan (CNY) and US dollar denominated time deposits with original maturities of more than three months and the expected holding period as of January 1, 2017, December 31, 2017 and 2018 is due in one year or less.

As of January 1, 2017, December 31, 2017 and 2018, no financial assets at amortized cost were pledged with banks as collaterals.

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