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Long-Term Investments | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Long-Term Investment [Abstract] |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS | 7. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
| (1) | The ownership percentages of each investee are listed as follows:
|  | Ownership percentage |  |  |
|  | June 30, |  |  | December 31, |  |  | Accounting
Name of related party |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | treatments
Braingenesis Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a Taiwan company |  |  | 0.17 | % |  |  | 0.17 | % |  | Cost Method
Genepharm Biotech Corporation, a Taiwan company |  |  | 0.72 | % |  |  | 0.72 | % |  | Cost Method
BioHopeKing Corporation, a Taiwan company |  |  | 7.13 | % |  |  | 7.13 | % |  | Cost Method
BioFirst Corporation, a Taiwan company |  |  | 15.88 | % |  |  | 15.84 | % |  | Equity Method
Rgene Corporation, a Taiwan company |  |  | 31.62 | % |  |  | 31.62 | % |  | Equity Method
| (2) | The extent the investee relies on the company for its business are summarized as follows:
Name of related party |  | The extent the investee relies on the Company for its business
Braingenesis Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |  | No specific business relationship
Genepharm Biotech Corporation |  | No specific business relationship
BioHopeKing Corporation |  | Collaborating with the Company to develop and commercialize drugs
BioFirst Corporation |  | Loaned from the investee and provides research and development support service
Rgene Corporation |  | Collaborating with the Company to develop and commercialize drugs
(3) | Long-term investment mainly consists of the following:
|  | June 30, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Non-marketable Cost Method Investments, net |  |  | (Unaudited) |  |  |  |  |
Braingenesis Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |  | $ | 7,103 |  |  | $ | 7,213 |
Genepharm Biotech Corporation |  |  | 21,685 |  |  |  | 22,021 |
BioHopeKing Corporation |  |  | 1,926,513 |  |  |  | 1,956,429 |
Sub total |  |  | 1,955,301 |  |  |  | 1,985,663 |
Equity Method Investments, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BioFirst Corporation |  |  | 1,380,162 |  |  |  | 1,502,506 |
Rgene Corporation |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  | $ | 3,335,463 |  |  | $ | 3,488,169 |
| (a) | BioFirst Corporation (the "BioFirst):
The Company holds an equity interest in BioFirst Corporation, (the "BioFirst"), accounting for its equity interest using the equity method to accounts for its equity investment as prescribed in ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures ("ASC 323"). Equity method adjustments include the Company's proportionate share of investee's income or loss and other adjustments required by the equity method. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company owns 15.88% and 15.84% common stock shares of BioFirst, respectively. Summarized financial information for the Company's equity method investee, BioFirst, is as follows: Balance Sheets
|  | June 30, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | (Unaudited) |  |  |  |
Current Assets |  | $ | 4,058,357 |  |  | $ | 7,551,898 |
Noncurrent Assets |  |  | 4,510,526 |  |  |  | 1,608,460 |
Current Liabilities |  |  | 1,707,839 |  |  |  | 1,648,206 |
Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  | 21,563 |  |  |  | - |
Stockholders' Equity |  |  | 6,839,481 |  |  |  | 7,512,152 |
Statements of Operations
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  | (Unaudited) |
Net sales |  | $ | 20,446 |  |  | $ | 21,629 |
Gross profit |  |  | 4,214 |  |  |  | 4,584 |
Net loss |  |  | (543,582 | ) |  |  | (582,718 | )
Share of losses from investments accounted for using the equity method |  |  | (117,424 | ) |  |  | (125,483 | )
| (b) | Rgene Corporation (the "Rgene")
Both Rgene and the Company are under common control by Dr. Tsung-Shann Jiang, the CEO and chairman of the Company. Since Dr. Tsung-Shann Jiang is able to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the Rgene, the Company determined to use the equity method to accounts for its equity investment as prescribed in ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures ("ASC 323"). Equity method adjustments include the Company's proportionate share of investee's income or loss and other adjustments required by the equity method. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company owns 31.62% common stock shares of Rgene. Summarized financial information for the Company's equity method investee, Rgene, is as follows: Balance Sheets
|  | June 30, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | (Unaudited) |  |  |  |
Current Assets |  | $ | 32,408 |  |  | $ | 98,168 |
Noncurrent Assets |  |  | 97,249 |  |  |  | 14,779 |
Current Liabilities |  |  | 319,009 |  |  |  | 261,685 |
Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  | 8,017 |  |  |  | - |
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) |  |  | (197,369 | ) |  |  | (148,738 | )
Statement of Operations
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  | (Unaudited) |
Net sales |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Gross profit |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Net loss |  |  | (49,896 | ) |  |  | (138,888 | )
Share of loss from investments accounted for using the equity method |  |  | - |  |  |  | N/A |
| (4) | Disposition of long-term investment
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold 552,000 shares of common stock of BioHopeKing Corporation (the "BHK") at prices ranging from NT$25, equivalent $0.82, to NT$32, equivalent $1.05, to two directors of BHK and 25 individuals. As a result of the transactions, the Company recognized investment loss of $395,476 for the same period. On October 15, 2018 and November 2, 2018, the Company subsequently purchased an aggregate of 200,000 and 366,200 shares of common stock of BHK at NT$10, equivalent to $0.33, and NT$50, equivalent $1.64, from one of directors of BHK and eleven shareholders of BHK, respectively. The percentage of ownership accordingly increased to 7.13% as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
| (5) | Losses on Equity Investments
The components of losses on equity investments for each period were as follows:
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  | (Unaudited) |
Share of equity method investee losses |  | $ | (117,424 | ) |  | $ | (125,483 | )
Impairments |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total losses on equity investments |  | $ | (117,424 | ) |  | $ | (125,483 | )

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