v3.21.2

Quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk |
Schedule of movement of the provision for loan losses and interest receivable |
|  | For the years ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Balance as of January 1 |  | $ | 194 |  | $ | —
Provisions for doubtful accounts |  |  | 1,980 |  |  | 194
Write offs |  |  | — |  |  | —
Recoveries of amounts previously charged off |  |  | — |  |  | —
Changes due to foreign exchange |  |  | — |  |  | —
Balance as of December 31 |  |  | 2,174 |  |  | 194
Schedule of movement of the provision for account receivable, other receivables and prepayments, deposit for acquisition of a subsidiary |
|  | For the years ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Balance as of January 1 |  | $ | — |  | $ | —
Provisions for doubtful accounts |  |  | 39 |  |  | —
Write offs |  |  | — |  |  | —
Recoveries of amounts previously charged off |  |  | — |  |  | —
Changes due to foreign exchange |  |  | — |  |  | —
Balance as of December 31 |  |  | 39 |  |  | —
Schedule of company's net revenue from external customers by geographic areas |
|  | For the year ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Hong Kong |  |  | 4,235 |  |  | 5,115 |  |  | 1,570
Australia |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | —
Total |  | $ | 4,293 |  | $ | 5,115 |  | $ | 1,570
|  | For the year ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Hong Kong |  |  | 4,235 |  |  | 5,115 |  |  | 1,570
Australia |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | —
Total |  | $ | 4,293 |  | $ | 5,115 |  | $ | 1,570

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