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General and administrative expenses (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
General and administrative expenses [Abstract] |  |  |
Staff salaries | $ 2,020,970 | $ 1,493,475 | $ 1,360,582
Share-based compensation | 571,321 | 11,250 | 16,674
Office administration | 590,518 | 245,477 | 466,550
Bank charges and foreign exchange | 61,295 | 48,942 | 45,326
Auditors' remuneration | 870,394 | 109,517 | 96,720
Other professional fees | 589,720 | 535,857 | 181,948
Other administration costs | 965,717 | 530,621 | 431,231
General and administrative expenses | 5,669,935 | 2,975,139 | 2,599,031
Initial public offering costs | $ 721,375 |  |

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- Definition The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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- Definition The sum of expenses not otherwise specified in the taxonomy for managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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