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Note 17 - CONCENTRATIONS OF RISKS (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Note 17 - Concentrations Of Risks Details Narrative
Singapore subsidiary's customer accounted of accounts receivable	10.00%
No single customer accounted for total revenue	10.00%

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Percentage of revenue generated from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues.

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