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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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