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INCOME TAXES (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 HKD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 HKD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 HKD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assessable profits |  |  |  | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half of the current tax rate (as a Percent) |  |  |  | 8.25 | 8.25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current tax expense (benefit) |  |  | $ 113 |  | $ 33 |  | $ 81 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax expense |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | 1,171 |  | (59,790) |  | (9,675) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bad debt allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 88
Accrued inventory provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 348
Net operating loss carry forwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,267 | 27,852
Less: Valuation allowance | $ (31,879) |  | (31,879) |  | (26,691) |  | (20,986) |  |  | $ (31,879) | (31,879) | (26,691)
Total deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,388 | 1,597
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18) |
Acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,370) | (1,597)
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,388) | $ (1,597)
Net operating loss carry forwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 196,310 |
Movement of valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  | 26,691 |  | 20,986 |  |  |  |  | $ 31,879 |  |
Additions |  |  | 5,188 |  | 5,705 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | $ 31,879 |  | 31,879 |  | 26,691 |  | 20,986 |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | $ 1,171 |  | $ (59,790) |  | $ (9,675) |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Income tax at statutory tax rate |  |  | $ 293 |  | $ (14,948) |  | $ (2,419) |  |  |  |  |
Non-deductible expenses |  |  | 10 |  | 115 |  | 42 |  |  |  |  |
Effect of preferential tax rates |  |  | (135) |  | (7) |  | (67) |  |  |  |  |
Utilization of tax loss previously not recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  | (99) |  |  |  |  |
Effect of income tax rate differences in jurisdictions other than the PRC |  |  | (2,277) |  | 9,154 |  | 1,456 |  |  |  |  |
Statutory income/expense |  |  | (653) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax expense |  |  | (2,313) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in valuation allowances |  |  | 5,188 |  | 5,705 |  | 1,168 |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense |  |  | $ 113 |  | $ 33 |  | $ 81 |  |  |  |  |
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  | 16.50% | 16.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statute of limitations |  | 6 years | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statute of limitations |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC | Lanting Gaochuang |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced tax rate for the years subsequent the exemption period (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 12.50% | 12.50% | 12.50% | 12.50% |  |  |
Preferential income tax rate | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |
PRC | Lanting Huitong |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of taxable income for small and micro-sized enterprise (as a percent) |  | 50 | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced tax rate for small and micro-sized enterprise |  | 20 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferential income tax rate |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC | Keji Chengdu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax exemption (as a percent) |  | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC | Shenzhen Xuyi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of taxable income for small and micro-sized enterprise (as a percent) |  | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced tax rate for small and micro-sized enterprise |  | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC | Chongqing Xuyi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of taxable income for small and micro-sized enterprise (as a percent) |  | 50 | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced tax rate for small and micro-sized enterprise |  | 20 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC | Suzhou Trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of taxable income for small and micro-sized enterprise (as a percent) |  | 50 | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced tax rate for small and micro-sized enterprise |  | 20 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC | Qianhai Xuyi Hunan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of taxable income for small and micro-sized enterprise (as a percent) |  | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced tax rate for small and micro-sized enterprise |  | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Singapore |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statute of limitations |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Singapore | Ching International service PTE.LTD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  | 17.00% | 17.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Singapore | D2D Express PTE.LTD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  | 17.00% | 17.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Singapore | Avant E-Commerce Service PTE.LTD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  | 17.00% | 17.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Singapore | Avant Logistic Service PTE.LTD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in the PRC (as a percent) |  | 17.00% | 17.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cayman Islands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | $ 11,403 |  | $ (24,750) |  | $ (3,705) |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | 11,403 |  | (24,750) |  | (3,705) |  |  |  |  |
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding taxe amount on remittance of dividends |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assessable profits |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | (7,728) |  | (36,476) |  | (7,205) |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | (7,728) |  | (36,476) |  | (7,205) |  |  |  |  |
PRC excluding Hong Kong SAR, and other countries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | (2,504) |  | 1,436 |  | 1,235 |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation between the expense of income taxes computed by applying the PRC tax rate to loss before income taxes and the actual provision for income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before provision of income tax |  |  | $ (2,504) |  | $ 1,436 |  | $ 1,235 |  |  |  |  |

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