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Bank Loans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Bank Loans

10. BANK LOANS

 

(a) Short-term bank loans

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)        
Secured short-term loans   $ 7,280,369     $ 7,817,610  
Total short-term bank loans   $ 7,280,369     $ 7,817,610  

 

(1) Detailed information of secured short-term loan balances as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)        
Guaranteed by High-tech Investment Company(i) and Mr. Lin   $ 1,057,315     $ 1,536,480  
Guaranteed by IST and guaranteed by Mr. Lin and guaranteed by Biznest and collateralized by IST     4,531,350       4,609,440  
Guaranteed by IST and guaranteed by iASPEC and Collateralized by ISIOT and Secured by ISTIL     1,691,704       1,671,690  
Total   $ 7,280,369     $ 7,817,610  

 

(i) High-tech Investment Company is an unrelated third party.

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company had short-term bank loans of approximately $7.3 million, which mature on various dates from July 7, 2018 to May 16, 2019. The short-term bank loans can be extended for another year by the banks without additional charges to the Company upon maturity. The bank borrowings are in the form of credit facilities. Amounts available to the Company from the banks are based on the amount of collateral pledged or the amount guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries. These borrowings bear interest rates ranging from 5.66% to 6.74% per annum. The weighted average interest rates on short term debt were approximately 6.51% and 5.97% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The interest expenses were approximately $0.2 million each, for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.