PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET [Abstract]

8	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following:

	At December 31,
	2011			2012

Buildings	$	29,870		$	30,588
Leasehold improvements		793			1,101
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		3,870			4,016
Motor vehicles		655			586
Plant and machinery		9,995			10,624
Total		45,183			46,915
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(12,244	)		(14,594	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	32,939		$	32,321

The Group has recorded depreciation expense of $1,929, $2,109 and $2,290 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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