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INVESTMENT LOSS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INVESTMENT LOSS

INVESTMENT LOSS

23. INVESTMENT LOSS

        The following table summarizes the Company's investment income loss:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2010			2011			2012
		$			$			$
Impairment of long-term investment			(3,000,000	)		—			(1,081,700	)

        The Company owns a 50% interest in a joint venture, Nernst New Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. and exercise significant influence over the investee. In 2012, due to the deterioration of the investee's financial position, the Company concluded that the $1,081,700 investment was fully impaired.

        The Company owns preferred shares of a privately held entity in an amount that is not sufficient to provide the Company with significant influence over the investee's operations. In 2010, due to the deterioration of the investee's financial position, the Company concluded that the $3,000,000 preferred share investment was fully impaired.

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The entire disclosure of investment income (loss) derived from various investments, which may includes, but not limited to (1) the gain (loss) resulting from the sale of a subsidiary which is not a discontinued operation; (2) the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied; (3) The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities.

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