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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Taxes |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Domestic |  | $ | (3,593 | ) |  | $ | (3,659 | ) |  | $ | (3,182 | )
Foreign |  |  | 4,650 |  |  |  | 8,661 |  |  |  | 1,703 |
|  | $ | 1,057 |  |  | $ | 5,002 |  |  | $ | (1,479 | )
Schedule of Income Tax Expense |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Current tax |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | 318 |
Deferred tax |  |  | 419 |  |  |  | 428 |  |  |  | 454 |
|  | $ | 422 |  |  | $ | 879 |  |  | $ | 772 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
|  | At December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Expenditures deductible for tax purpose in future years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Accrued legal and professional fees |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 28 |
- Accrued bonus |  |  | 279 |  |  |  | 261 |
- Other |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 172 |
Tax losses |  |  | 1,912 |  |  |  | 3,535 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | 123 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | $ | 2,369 |  |  | $ | 4,119 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (1,912 | ) |  |  | (3,535 | )
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 457 |  |  |  | 584 |
Interest income taxable for tax purpose in future years |  |  | (295 | ) |  |  | (534 | )
Deferred tax liability arising from withholding tax on undistributed profits |  |  | (2,840 | ) |  |  | (3,189 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (3,135 | ) |  |  | (3,723 | )
Deferred tax liabilities, net |  | $ | (2,678 | ) |  | $ | (3,139 | )
Schedule of Deferred Tax Balances |
|  | At December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | 430 |  |  | $ | 504 |
Non-current |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 80 |
|  | $ | 457 |  |  | $ | 584 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | (295 | ) |  | $ | (534 | )
Non-current |  |  | (2,840 | ) |  |  | (3,189 | )
|  |  | (3,135 | ) |  |  | (3,723 | )
Deferred tax liabilities, net |  | $ | (2,678 | ) |  | $ | (3,139 | )
Schedule of Valuation Allowance on Deferred Assets |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
At the beginning of the year |  | $ | 660 |  |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 1,912 |
Change for the year |  |  | 342 |  |  |  | 910 |  |  |  | 1,623 |
At the end of the year |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 1,912 |  |  | $ | 3,535 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
PRC tax rate |  |  | 25 | % |  |  | 25 | % |  |  | 25 | %
Tax provision (credit) at PRC enterprise income tax rate |  | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | 1,251 |  |  | $ | (370 | )
Expenses not deductible for tax purpose |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 717 |  |  |  | 1,224 |
Share-based compensation not deductible for tax purpose |  |  | 1,532 |  |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | 366 |
Income not taxable for tax purposes |  |  | (981 | ) |  |  | (706 | ) |  |  | (599 | )
Net change in valuation allowance |  |  | 342 |  |  |  | 910 |  |  |  | 1,623 |
Effect of tax exemption and preferential income tax rate granted to PRC subsidiaries |  |  | (473 | ) |  |  | (1,081 | ) |  |  | (911 | )
Effect of the different income tax rates in other jurisdictions |  |  | (145 | ) |  |  | (34 | ) |  |  | 21 |
Effect of withholding tax on undistributed earnings |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 554 |  |  |  | 349 |
Effect of withholding tax on American Depository Shares ("ADS") reimbursement income |  |  | - |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 150 |
Utilization of tax loss previously not recognized |  |  | (341 | ) |  |  | (1,053 | ) |  |  | (979 | )
Overprovision in prior year |  |  | (264 | ) |  |  | (236 | ) |  |  | (81 | )
Others |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (21 | )
Income tax expense |  | $ | 422 |  |  | $ | 879 |  |  | $ | 772 |

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