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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Taxes

			Year ended December 31,
			2012				2013				2014
	Domestic		$	(3,182	)		$	(522	)		$	(40,612	)
	Foreign			1,703				1,311				7,887
			$	(1,479	)		$	789			$	(32,725	)

Schedule of Income Tax Expense

			Year ended December 31,
			2012				2013				2014
	Current tax		$	318			$	124			$	1,780
	Deferred tax			454				279				(3,576	)
			$	772			$	403			$	(1,796	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

			At December 31,
			2013				2014
	Expenditures deductible for tax purpose in future years
	- Accrued legal and professional fees		$	30			$	14
	- Accrued bonus			165				56
	- Other			238				1,098
	Tax losses			5,217				9,516
	Depreciation and amortization			82				64
	Total deferred tax assets		$	5,732			$	10,748
	Valuation allowance			(5,217	)			(9,516	)
	Deferred tax assets			515				1,232
	Interest income taxable for tax purpose in future years			(343	)			(160	)
	Deferred tax liability arising from withholding tax on undistributed profits			(3,589	)			(919	)
	Total deferred tax liabilities			(3,932	)			(1,079	)
	Deferred tax (liabilities) assets, net		$	(3,417	)		$	153

Schedule of Deferred Tax Balances

			At December 31,
			2013				2014
	Deferred tax assets
	Current		$	416			$	1,179
	Non-current			99				53
			$	515			$	1,232
	Deferred tax liabilities
	Current		$	(343	)		$	(160	)
	Non-current			(3,589	)			(919	)
				(3,932	)			(1,079	)
	Deferred tax (liabilities) assets, net		$	(3,417	)		$	153

Schedule of Valuation Allowance on Deferred Assets

			2012				2013				2014
	At the beginning of the year		$	1,912			$	3,535			$	5,217
	Change for the year			1,623				1,682				4,299
	At the end of the year		$	3,535			$	5,217			$	9,516

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

		Year ended December 31,
		2012				2013				2014
PRC tax rate			25	%			25	%			25	%
Tax (credit) provision at PRC enterprise income tax rate		$	(370	)		$	197			$	(8,181	)
Expenses not deductible for tax purpose			1,224				403				3,701
Share-based compensation not deductible for tax purpose			366				123				11
Income not taxable for tax purposes			(599	)			(1,005	)			(5,146	)
Net change in valuation allowance			1,623				1,682				4,299
Effect of tax exemption and preferential income tax rate granted to PRC subsidiaries			(911	)			(930	)			3,857
Effect of the different income tax rates in other jurisdictions			21				204				301
Effect of withholding tax on undistributed earnings			349				400				(762	)
Effect of withholding tax on American Depository Shares ("ADS") reimbursement income			150				-				-
Utilization of tax loss previously not recognized			(979	)			(685	)			-
Overprovision in prior year			(81	)			(78	)			(90	)
Others			(21	)			92				214
Income tax expense		$	772			$	403			$	(1,796	)

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