ZW Data Action (CNET) 10-Q 15 May 17 2017 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 15, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1,376,321
Trading Symbol	cnet
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		12,265,542
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,047	$ 3,035
Term deposit		3,073	3,056
Accounts receivable, net		4,242	3,322
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		7,928	4,754
Due from related parties, net		1,082	213
Other current assets		143	95
Total current assets		17,515	14,475
Long-term investments		1,348	1,340
Property and equipment, net		423	471
Intangible assets, net		7,001	7,264
Goodwill		4,998	4,970
Deferred tax assets		1,531	1,522
Total Assets		32,816	30,042
Current liabilities:
Short-term bank loan *	[1]	725	721
Accounts payable *	[1]	398	102
Advances from customers *	[1]	4,606	1,420
Accrued payroll and other accruals *	[1]	597	685
Due to new investors related to terminated security purchase agreements		888	884
Payable for purchasing of software technology *		413	411
Taxes payable *	[1]	2,963	2,910
Other payables *	[1]	555	487
Total current liabilities		11,145	7,620
Long-term borrowing from a director		127	126
Total Liabilities		11,272	7,746
Equity:
Common stock (US$0.001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 12,265,542 shares and 12,158,542 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)		12	12
Additional paid-in capital		29,496	29,285
Statutory reserves		2,607	2,607
Retained deficit		(11,449)	(10,362)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		843	700
Total ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity		21,509	22,242
Noncontrolling interests		35	54
Total equity		21,544	22,296
Total Liabilities and Equity		$ 32,816	$ 30,042
[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Condensed Consolidated Balance3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	12,265,542	12,158,542
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	12,265,542	12,158,542

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues
From unrelated parties	$ 7,245,000	$ 5,012,000
From related parties	19,000	48,000
Total revenues	7,264,000	5,060,000
Cost of revenues	5,992,000	3,456,000
Gross profit	1,272,000	1,604,000
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	834,000	880,000
General and administrative expenses	1,092,000	1,706,000
Research and development expenses	395,000	426,000
Total operating expenses	2,321,000	3,012,000
Loss from operations	(1,049,000)	(1,408,000)
Other income/(expenses)
Interest income	19,000	27,000
Interest expense	(36,000)
Other expenses	(3,000)	(12,000)
Total other (expense)/income	(20,000)	15,000
Loss before income tax benefit, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(1,069,000)	(1,393,000)
Income tax benefit		28,000
Loss from continuing operation	(1,069,000)	(1,365,000)
Loss from discontinued operation, net of income tax		(46,000)
Net loss	(1,069,000)	(1,411,000)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	(18,000)
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	(1,087,000)	(1,411,000)
Net loss	(1,069,000)	(1,411,000)
Foreign currency translation gain	106,000	112,000
Comprehensive Loss	(963,000)	(1,299,000)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	19,000	17,000
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (944,000)	$ (1,282,000)
Loss from continuing operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.12)
Loss from discontinued operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	11,982,504	11,342,971

Condensed Consolidated Stateme5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (1,069)	$ (1,411)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	354	384
Share-based compensation expenses	211	564
Loss on disposal of fixed assets/other long-term assets		21
Reverse of allowances for doubtful accounts	(29)
Deferred taxes		(28)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(903)	(507)
Other receivables	20	1,464
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	(3,154)	(152)
Due from related parties	(870)	(19)
Other current assets	(38)	29
Accounts payable	295	190
Advances from customers	3,185	64
Accrued payroll and other accruals	90	89
Other payables	44	(114)
Taxes payable	37	47
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities	(2,007)	443
Cash flows from investing activities
Payment for office equipment and leasehold improvement		(117)
Long-term investment in cost/equity method investees		(693)
Payment for purchasing of software technology		(1,394)
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,204)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
Changes in cash and cash equivalents included in assets classified as held for sale		(6)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash and cash equivalents	19	8
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,988)	(1,759)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	3,035	5,503
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	1,047	3,744
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid
Interest expense paid	$ 9

Note 1 - Organization and Natur

Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Nature of Operations [Text Block]	1. Organization and nature of operations ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Texas in April 2006 October 2006. June 26, 2009, (O2O) As of March 31, 2017, 10 December 31, 2016, “2016 10

Note 2 - Variable Interest Enti

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Variable Interest Entities Disclosure [Text Block]	2. Variable interest entities Summarized below is the information related to the VIEs’ assets and liabilities reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, March 31, December 31, 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,005 $ 2,915 Term deposit 3,073 3,056 Accounts receivable, net 4,234 3,315 Prepayment and deposit to suppliers 7,815 4,710 Due from related parties, net 1,066 197 Other current assets 80 71 Total current assets 17,273 14,264 Long-term investments 43 43 Property and equipment, net 255 286 Intangible assets, net 5,246 5,468 Goodwill 4,998 4,970 Deferred tax assets 1,249 1,241 Total Assets $ 29,064 $ 26,272 Liabilities Current liabilities: Short-term bank loan $ 725 $ 721 Accounts payable 372 83 Advances from customers 4,574 1,388 Accrued payroll and other accruals 223 256 Due to Control Group 10 10 Payable for purchasing of software technology 413 411 Taxes payable 2,529 2,480 Other payables 204 162 Total current liabilities 9,050 5,511 Total Liabilities $ 9,050 $ 5,511 All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company’s general assets. Summarized below is the information related to the financial performance of the VIEs reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three March 31, 2017 2016, Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenues $ 7,264 $ 5,039 Cost of revenues 5,992 3,455 Total operating expenses 1,633 1,883 Loss from discontinued operations - 46 Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests 353 335

Note 3 - Summary of Significant

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	3. Summary of significant accounting policies a) Basis of presentation The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The condensed consolidated interim financial information as of March 31, 2017 three March 31, 2017 2016 2016 10 In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2017, three March 31, 2017 2016, three March 31, 2017 2016, b) Principles of consolidation The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the financial statements of all the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Company. All transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries and VIEs have been eliminated upon consolidation. c) Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company continually evaluates these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, historical experience and various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. d) Foreign currency translation The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into US$ for the purposes of preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows: March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts 6.8993 6.9370 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows 6.8861 6.5288 No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be converted into US$ at the above rates. e) Advertising costs Advertising costs for the Company’s own brand building are not includable in cost of revenues, they are expensed when incurred or amortized over the estimated beneficial period and are included in “sales and marketing expenses” in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the three March 31, 2017 2016, US$510,000 US$423,000, f) Research and development expenses The Company accounts for the cost of developing and upgrading technologies and platforms and intellectual property that are used in its daily operations in research and development cost. Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred. Expenses for research and development for the three March 31, 2017 2016 US$395,000 US$426,000,

Note 4 - Term Deposit

Note 4 - Term Deposit	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Term Deposit [Text Block]	4. Term deposit Term deposit as of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 one July 7, 2017. 2.25%

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, N

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]	5. Accounts receivable, net March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accounts receivable 6,969 6,034 Allowance for doubtful accounts (2,727 ) (2,712 ) Accounts receivable, net 4,242 3,322 All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, US$2,727,000 US$2,712,000 six

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposi

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Prepayments and Deposits to Suppliers Disclosure [Text Block]	6. Prepayments and deposit to suppliers March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Deposits to internet resources providers 1,152 1,074 Prepayments to internet resources providers 5,893 2,874 Deposits to other services providers 726 721 Other deposits and prepayments 157 85 7,928 4,754 T he Company purchases internet resources from large internet search engines and technical services from suppliers to attract more internet traffic to its advertising portals and provide value-added services to its clients. Deposits to internet resources providers are paid as contractual deposits to the Company’s resources and services suppliers. As of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, two According to the contracts signed between the Company and its suppliers, the Company is normally required to pay the contract amounts in advance. These prepayments will be transferred to cost of revenues when the related services are provided. As of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, two As of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, December 31, 2017.

Note 7 - Due From Related Parti

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Due from Related Parties Disclosure [Text Block]	7. Due from related parties, net March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Beijing Saimeiwei Food Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. 31 31 Chuangshi Meiwei (Beijing) International Investment Management Co., Ltd. 873 150 Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication Co., Ltd. 323 175 Beijing Saturday Education Technology Co., Ltd. - 1 1,227 357 Allowance for doubtful debts (145 ) (144 ) Due from related parties, net 1,082 213 Related March 31, 2017, RMB1.0 US$0.15 RMB2.2 US$0.32 RMB5 US$0.73 RMB4 US$0.58 May 2017, June 2017. December 31, 2016, RMB1.0 US$0.15 RMB1.2 US$0.17 one US$145,000 US$144,000 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016,

Note 8 - Long-term Investments

Note 8 - Long-term Investments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]	8. Long-term investments March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Equity method investments: Investment in equity method investees 713 709 Advance to equity method investees 75 75 Impairment on equity method investments (788 ) (784 ) Total equity method investments - - Cost method investments: Investment in cost method investees 1,501 1,492 Impairment on cost method investments (153 ) (152 ) Total cost method investments 1,348 1,340 Total long-term investments 1,348 1,340 Equity method investments As of March 31, 2017, 23.18% 25.5% 2015, two zero 2015. Cost method investments As of March 31, 2017, 19% 10% 15% two zero 2016. three March 31, 2017: Beijing Saturday Guohua Shiji ChinaNet Chuang Tou Total US$(’000) US$(’000) US$(’000) US$(’000) Balance as of December 31, 2016 16 27 1,297 1,340 Exchange translation adjustment - - 8 8 Balance as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) 16 27 1,305 1,348

Note 9 - Property and Equipment

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	9. Property and equipment, net March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Leasehold improvement 319 317 Vehicles 767 763 Office equipment 1,378 1,371 Electronic devices 1,102 1,096 Property and equipment, cost 3,566 3,547 Less: accumulated depreciation (2,988 ) (2,922 ) Less: impairment loss on abandoned fixed assets (155 ) (154 ) Property and equipment, net 423 471 Depreciation expenses in the aggregate for the three March 31, 2017 2016 US$51,000 US$73,000,

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Ne

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	10. Intangible assets, net March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Intangible assets not subject to amortization: Domain name 1,400 1,393 Intangible assets subject to amortization: Customer relationship 1,931 1,920 Non-compete agreements 1,062 1,057 Software technologies 297 295 Cloud compute software technology 1,345 1,338 Intelligent marketing data service platform 4,680 4,655 Internet safety, information exchange security and data encryption software 1,884 1,874 Cloud video management system 1,377 1,369 Other computer software 114 113 Intangible assets, cost 14,090 14,014 Less: accumulated amortization (5,204 ) (4,875 ) Less: accumulated impairment losses (1,885 ) (1,875 ) Intangible assets, net 7,001 7,264 Am ortization expenses in the aggregate for the three March 31, 2017 2016 US$303,000 US$311,000, Based 6.30 March 31, 2017, no US$897,000 nine December 31, 2017, US $1,185,000 December 31, 2018 2020, US$1,116,000 December 31, 2021.

Note 11 - Goodwill

Note 11 - Goodwill	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]	11. Goodwill Amount US$(’000) Balance as of December 31, 2016 4,970 Exchange translation adjustment 28 Balance as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) 4,998

Note 12 - Short-term Bank Loan

Note 12 - Short-term Bank Loan	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Short-term Debt [Text Block]	12. Short-term bank loan Short-term bank loan as of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 RMB5.0 US$0.7 one RMB3.0 US$0.4 July 18, 2017, 2.0 US$0.3 October 30, 2017. 5.22% 20%

Note 13 - Accrued Payroll and O

Note 13 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]	13. Accrued payroll and other accruals March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accrued payroll and staff welfare 288 319 Accrued operating expenses 309 366 597 685

Note 14 - Due to New Investors

Note 14 - Due to New Investors Related to Terminated Security Purchase Agreements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Guarantee Payment and Prepayment from New Investors [Text Block]	14. Due to new investors related to terminated security purchase agreements In May 2015, 10% 15% US$776,000 10% US$112,000 Due to certain restriction stipulated in the “Measures for Overseas Investment Management” issued by the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (the “MOFCOM”), the Company and its investors experienced difficulties in obtaining approval for the transactions from the MOFCOM. As a result, on May 12, 2016, two not 2016 first 2017. January 1, 2017, 12% December 31, 2017. two 2017. three March 31, 2017 US$0.03

Note 15 - Payable For Purchasin

Note 15 - Payable For Purchasing of Software Technology	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities for Software Disclosure [Text Block]	15. Payable for purchasing of software technology Payable for purchasing of software technology as of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 RMB 2.85 US$ 0.4 fourth 2016. 2017.

Note 16 - Taxation

Note 16 - Taxation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	16. Taxation 1) Income tax The entities within the Company file separate tax returns in the respective tax jurisdictions in which they operate. i). The Company is incorporated in the state of Nevada. Under the current law of Nevada, the Company is not subject to state corporate income tax. Following the Share Exchange, the Company became a holding company and does not conduct any substantial operations of its own. No provision for federal corporate income tax has been made in the financial statements as the Company has no assessable profits for the three March 31, 2017, ii). China Net BVI was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). Under the current law of the BVI, China Net BVI is not subject to tax on income or capital gains. Additionally, upon payments of dividends by China Net BVI to its shareholders, no BVI withholding tax will be imposed. iii). China Net HK was incorporated in Hong Kong and does not conduct any substantial operations of its own. No provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made in the financial statements as China Net HK has no assessable profits for the three March 31, 2017 iv). The Company’s PRC operating subsidiaries and VIEs, being incorporated in the PRC, are governed by the income tax law of the PRC and is subject to PRC enterprise income tax (“EIT”). The EIT rate of PRC is 25%, l In November 2015, 15% November 2018. three March 31, 2017 2016, 15%. l The applicable income tax rate for other PRC operating entities of the Company was 25% three March 31, 2017 2016. l The current EIT law also imposed a 10% 5% For the three March 31, 2017 2016, 2) Turnover taxes and the relevant surcharges Service revenues provided by the Company’s PRC operating subsidiaries and VIEs were subject to Value Added Tax (“VAT”). VAT rate for provision of modern services (other than lease of corporeal movables) is 6% 3%. three March 31, 2017 2016, 6%, 3% 12% 14% As of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Turnover tax and surcharge payable 1,190 1,147 Enterprise income tax payable 1,773 1,763 Total taxes payable 2,963 2,910 For the three March 31, 2017 2016, Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Current-PRC - - Deferred-PRC - 28 Income tax benefit - 28 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward 9,671 9,345 Bad debts provision 929 931 Valuation allowance (9,069 ) (8,754 ) Total deferred tax assets 1,531 1,522 The net operating losses carried forward incurred by the Company (excluding its PRC operating subsidiaries and VIEs) were approximately US$17,758,000 US$17,544,000 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, 2037. The net operating losses carried forward (excluding bad debts provision and non-deductible expenses) incurred by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs were approximately US$18,936,000 US$17,939,000 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, 2022. US$233,000 US$160,000 three March 31, 2017 2016, US$12,000 US$35,000 three March 31, 2017 2016, Full valuation allowance to bad debts provision related deferred tax assets were recorded because it is considered more likely than not that this portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized through bad debts verification by the local tax authorities where the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs operate in. The tax authority of the PRC government conducts periodic and ad hoc tax filing reviews on business enterprises operating in the PRC after those enterprises had completed their relevant tax filings, hence the Company’s tax filings may may may

Note 17 - Long-term Borrowing F

Note 17 - Long-term Borrowing From a Director	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Long-Term Borrowing from Director Disclosure [Text Block]	17. Long-term borrowing from a director Long-term borrowing from a director is a non-interest bearing loan from a director of the Company relating to the original paid-in capital contribution in the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rise King WFOE, which is not expected to be repaid within one

Note 18 - Restricted Net Assets

Note 18 - Restricted Net Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Restricted Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	18. Restricted net assets As most of the Company’s operations are conducted through its PRC subsidiaries and VIEs, the Company’s ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on receiving distributions of funds from its PRC subsidiaries and VIEs. Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by its PRC subsidiaries and VIEs only out of their retained earnings, if any, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations and after it has met the PRC requirements for appropriation to statutory reserves. Paid in capital of the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs included in the Company’s consolidated net assets are also non-distributable for dividend purposes. In accordance with the PRC regulations on Enterprises with Foreign Investment, a WFOE established in the PRC is required to provide certain statutory reserves, namely general reserve fund, the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund which are appropriated from net profit as reported in the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. A WFOE is required to allocate at least 10% 50% 10% 50% As a result of these PRC laws and regulations, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. As of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, US $7.8 The current PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) Law also imposed a 10% 5% The ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs to make dividends and other payments to the Company may Foreign currency exchange regulation in China is primarily governed by the following rules: l Foreign Exchange Administration Rules (1996), August 2008, l Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), Currently, under the Administration Rules, Renminbi is freely convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service related foreign exchange transactions, but not for capital account items, such as direct investments, loans, repatriation of investments and investments in securities outside of China, unless the prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE”) is obtained and prior registration with the SAFE is made. Foreign-invested enterprises like Rise King WFOE that need foreign exchange for the distribution of profits to its shareholders may Although the current Exchange Rules allow the convertibility of Chinese Renminbi into foreign currency for current account items, conversion of Chinese Renminbi into foreign exchange for capital items, such as foreign direct investment, loans or securities, requires the approval of SAFE, which is under the authority of the People’s Bank of China. These approvals, however, do not guarantee the availability of foreign currency conversion. The Company cannot be sure that it will be able to obtain all required conversion approvals for its operations or the Chinese regulatory authorities will not impose greater restrictions on the convertibility of Chinese Renminbi in the future. Currently, most of the Company’s retained earnings are generated in Renminbi. Any future restrictions on currency exchanges may As of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, US$16.7 US$17.6 US $2.5 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, may may US$7.8 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016,

Note 19 - Employee Defined Cont

Note 19 - Employee Defined Contribution Plan	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]	19. Employee defined contribution plan Full time employees of the Company in the PRC participate in a government mandated defined contribution plan, pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require that the PRC subsidiaries of the Company make contributions to the government for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries. The employee benefits were expensed as incurred. The Company has no legal obligation for the benefits beyond the contributions made. The total amounts for such employee benefits were approximately US$129,000 US$154,000 three March 31, 2017 2016,

Note 20 - Concentration of Risk

Note 20 - Concentration of Risk	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]	20. Concentration of risk Credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, term deposit and accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016, Risk arising from operations in foreign countries All of the Company’s operations are conducted within the PRC. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in the PRC. Among other risks, the Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer of funds, changing taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions; and political conditions and governmental regulations. Currency convertibility risk Significant part of the Company’s businesses is transacted in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the People’s Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the People’s Bank of China or other regulatory institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices and signed contracts. These exchange control measures imposed by the PRC government authorities may Concentration of customers For the three March 31, 2017, one 21% three March 31, 2016, one 10% 10% three March 31, 2017 2016. As of March 31, 2017, three 18%, 16% 12% December 31, 2016, two 22% 14% 10% March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016. Concentration of suppliers For the three March 31, 2017, two 68% 23% three March 31, 2016, two 59% 16% 10% three March 31, 2017 2016.

Note 21 - Commitments and Conti

Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	21. Commitments and contingencies The following table sets forth the Company’s operating lease commitment as of March 31, 2017: Office Rental US$(’000) (Unaudited) Nine months ending December 31, -2017 321 Year ending December 31, -2018 428 -2019 107 Total $ 856 For the three March 31, 2017 2016, US$98,000 US$170,000,

Note 22 - Segment Reporting

Note 22 - Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	22. Segment reporting The Company follows ASC Topic 280 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Internet Ad. TV & Others Inter- Total US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ Revenues 7,264 - - - 7,264 Cost of revenues 5,992 - - - 5,992 Total operating expenses 1,561 28 732 (1) - 2,321 Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses 329 - 25 - 354 Operating loss (289 ) (28 ) (732 ) - (1,049 ) Net loss from continuing operations (309 ) (28 ) (732 ) - (1,069 ) Total assets – March 31, 2017 32,309 322 11,687 (11,502 ) 32,816 Total assets – December 31, 2016 29,520 348 11,882 (11,708 ) 30,042 (1) Including approximately US$211,000 Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Internet Ad. TV & Others Inter- segment and reconciling item Total US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ Revenues 5,060 - - - 5,060 Cost of revenues 3,456 - - - 3,456 Total operating expenses 1,905 48 1,059 (1) - 3,012 Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses 358 - 26 - 384 Operating loss (301 ) (48 ) (1,059 ) - (1,408 ) Expenditure for long-term assets 1,409 - 102 - 1,511 Net loss from continuing operations (292 ) (48 ) (1,025 ) - (1,365 ) (1) Including approximately US$564,000

Note 23 - Loss Per Share

Note 23 - Loss Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	23. Loss per share Basic and diluted loss per share for each of the periods presented are calculated as follows (All amounts, except number of shares and per share data, are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars): Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from continuing operations (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations) $ (1,087 ) $ (1,365 ) Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from discontinued operation (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operation) $ - $ (46 ) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted 11,982,504 11,342,971 Loss per share-Basic and diluted from continuing operations $ (0.09 ) $ (0.12 ) Loss per share-Basic and diluted from discontinued operations $ - $ - For the three March 31, 2017, 835,216 266,238 For the three March 31, 2016, 835,216 799,570 ** Weighted average number of shares outstanding and per share amounts, number of unvested restricted common stocks and common stock purchase options discussed in the above tables and paragraphs for the three March 31, 2016 1 2.5 August 19, 2016.

Note 24 - Share-based Compensat

Note 24 - Share-based Compensation Expenses	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]	24. Share-based compensation expenses The Company granted 75,000 20,000 December 31, 2017 2016, US$1.02 US$3.00 Total compensation expense recognized for the service was US$19,125 US$15,000 three March 31, 2017 2016, In February 2017, 20,000 one US$1.12 three March 31, 2017 US$22,400. On April 1, 2016, 16,000 two 12 April 1, 2016. US$1.73 three March 31, 2017 US$6,900. The Company granted 140,000 24 May 1, 2015. US$3.93 three March 31, 2017 2016 US$ 68,700 On September 14, 2015, 2015 266,238 third US$2.10 5% three March 31, 2017 2016 US$43,600 US$44,100 On September 14, 2015, 2015 5 477,240 US$2.10 159,080 159,080 September 14, 2016 159,080 September 14, 2017. US$1.03 US$1.39 5% three March 31, 2017 2016 US$50,700 US$46,250, On December 30, 2014, 1,680,000 613,334 533,333 December 30, 2015 533,333 December 30, 2016. $2.93 three March 31, 2016 US$390,000. Options issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 three Option Outstanding Option Exercisable Number of Weighted Weighted Number of Weighted Weighted Balance, December 31, 2016 835,216 4.04 $ 2.49 676,136 4.11 $ 2.59 Granted/Vested - - Forfeited - - Exercised - - Balance, March 31, 2017 (unaudited) 835,216 3.79 $ 2.49 676,136 3.87 $ 2.59 The aggregate unrecognized share-based compensation expenses as of March 31, 2017 2016 US$431,000 US$2,237,000,

Note 25 - Subsequent Event

Note 25 - Subsequent Event	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	25. Subsequent event The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there are no such events that are material to the financial statements.

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	a) Basis of presentation The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The condensed consolidated interim financial information as of March 31, 2017 three March 31, 2017 2016 2016 10 In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2017, three March 31, 2017 2016, three March 31, 2017 2016,
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	b) Principles of consolidation The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the financial statements of all the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Company. All transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries and VIEs have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	c) Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company continually evaluates these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, historical experience and various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]	d) Foreign currency translation The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into US$ for the purposes of preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows: March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts 6.8993 6.9370 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows 6.8861 6.5288 No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be converted into US$ at the above rates.
Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	e) Advertising costs Advertising costs for the Company’s own brand building are not includable in cost of revenues, they are expensed when incurred or amortized over the estimated beneficial period and are included in “sales and marketing expenses” in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the three March 31, 2017 2016, US$510,000 US$423,000,
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]	f) Research and development expenses The Company accounts for the cost of developing and upgrading technologies and platforms and intellectual property that are used in its daily operations in research and development cost. Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred. Expenses for research and development for the three March 31, 2017 2016 US$395,000 US$426,000,

Note 2 - Variable Interest En32

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,005 $ 2,915 Term deposit 3,073 3,056 Accounts receivable, net 4,234 3,315 Prepayment and deposit to suppliers 7,815 4,710 Due from related parties, net 1,066 197 Other current assets 80 71 Total current assets 17,273 14,264 Long-term investments 43 43 Property and equipment, net 255 286 Intangible assets, net 5,246 5,468 Goodwill 4,998 4,970 Deferred tax assets 1,249 1,241 Total Assets $ 29,064 $ 26,272 Liabilities Current liabilities: Short-term bank loan $ 725 $ 721 Accounts payable 372 83 Advances from customers 4,574 1,388 Accrued payroll and other accruals 223 256 Due to Control Group 10 10 Payable for purchasing of software technology 413 411 Taxes payable 2,529 2,480 Other payables 204 162 Total current liabilities 9,050 5,511 Total Liabilities $ 9,050 $ 5,511
Financial Performance of VIEs [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenues $ 7,264 $ 5,039 Cost of revenues 5,992 3,455 Total operating expenses 1,633 1,883 Loss from discontinued operations - 46 Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests 353 335

Note 3 - Summary of Significa33

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates [Table Text Block]	March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts 6.8993 6.9370 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows 6.8861 6.5288

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable,34

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accounts receivable 6,969 6,034 Allowance for doubtful accounts (2,727 ) (2,712 ) Accounts receivable, net 4,242 3,322

Note 6 - Prepayments and Depo35

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Deposits to internet resources providers 1,152 1,074 Prepayments to internet resources providers 5,893 2,874 Deposits to other services providers 726 721 Other deposits and prepayments 157 85 7,928 4,754

Note 7 - Due From Related Par36

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Due From Related Parties [Member]
Notes Tables
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Beijing Saimeiwei Food Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. 31 31 Chuangshi Meiwei (Beijing) International Investment Management Co., Ltd. 873 150 Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication Co., Ltd. 323 175 Beijing Saturday Education Technology Co., Ltd. - 1 1,227 357 Allowance for doubtful debts (145 ) (144 ) Due from related parties, net 1,082 213

Note 8 - Long-term Investments

Note 8 - Long-term Investments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Investment In and Advance to Equity Investment Affiliates [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Equity method investments: Investment in equity method investees 713 709 Advance to equity method investees 75 75 Impairment on equity method investments (788 ) (784 ) Total equity method investments - - Cost method investments: Investment in cost method investees 1,501 1,492 Impairment on cost method investments (153 ) (152 ) Total cost method investments 1,348 1,340 Total long-term investments 1,348 1,340
Schedule of Cost Method Investments [Table Text Block]	Beijing Saturday Guohua Shiji ChinaNet Chuang Tou Total US$(’000) US$(’000) US$(’000) US$(’000) Balance as of December 31, 2016 16 27 1,297 1,340 Exchange translation adjustment - - 8 8 Balance as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) 16 27 1,305 1,348

Note 9 - Property and Equipme38

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Leasehold improvement 319 317 Vehicles 767 763 Office equipment 1,378 1,371 Electronic devices 1,102 1,096 Property and equipment, cost 3,566 3,547 Less: accumulated depreciation (2,988 ) (2,922 ) Less: impairment loss on abandoned fixed assets (155 ) (154 ) Property and equipment, net 423 471

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, 39

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Intangible assets not subject to amortization: Domain name 1,400 1,393 Intangible assets subject to amortization: Customer relationship 1,931 1,920 Non-compete agreements 1,062 1,057 Software technologies 297 295 Cloud compute software technology 1,345 1,338 Intelligent marketing data service platform 4,680 4,655 Internet safety, information exchange security and data encryption software 1,884 1,874 Cloud video management system 1,377 1,369 Other computer software 114 113 Intangible assets, cost 14,090 14,014 Less: accumulated amortization (5,204 ) (4,875 ) Less: accumulated impairment losses (1,885 ) (1,875 ) Intangible assets, net 7,001 7,264

Note 11 - Goodwill (Tables)

Note 11 - Goodwill (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	Amount US$(’000) Balance as of December 31, 2016 4,970 Exchange translation adjustment 28 Balance as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) 4,998

Note 13 - Accrued Payroll and41

Note 13 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accrued payroll and staff welfare 288 319 Accrued operating expenses 309 366 597 685

Note 16 - Taxation (Tables)

Note 16 - Taxation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule Of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Turnover tax and surcharge payable 1,190 1,147 Enterprise income tax payable 1,773 1,763 Total taxes payable 2,963 2,910
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Current-PRC - - Deferred-PRC - 28 Income tax benefit - 28
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward 9,671 9,345 Bad debts provision 929 931 Valuation allowance (9,069 ) (8,754 ) Total deferred tax assets 1,531 1,522

Note 21 - Commitments and Con43

Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]	Office Rental US$(’000) (Unaudited) Nine months ending December 31, -2017 321 Year ending December 31, -2018 428 -2019 107 Total $ 856

Note 22 - Segment Reporting (Ta

Note 22 - Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	Internet Ad. TV & Others Inter- Total US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ Revenues 7,264 - - - 7,264 Cost of revenues 5,992 - - - 5,992 Total operating expenses 1,561 28 732 (1) - 2,321 Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses 329 - 25 - 354 Operating loss (289 ) (28 ) (732 ) - (1,049 ) Net loss from continuing operations (309 ) (28 ) (732 ) - (1,069 ) Total assets – March 31, 2017 32,309 322 11,687 (11,502 ) 32,816 Total assets – December 31, 2016 29,520 348 11,882 (11,708 ) 30,042 Internet Ad. TV & Others Inter- segment and reconciling item Total US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ Revenues 5,060 - - - 5,060 Cost of revenues 3,456 - - - 3,456 Total operating expenses 1,905 48 1,059 (1) - 3,012 Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses 358 - 26 - 384 Operating loss (301 ) (48 ) (1,059 ) - (1,408 ) Expenditure for long-term assets 1,409 - 102 - 1,511 Net loss from continuing operations (292 ) (48 ) (1,025 ) - (1,365 )

Note 23 - Loss Per Share (Table

Note 23 - Loss Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 2016 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from continuing operations (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations) $ (1,087 ) $ (1,365 ) Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from discontinued operation (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operation) $ - $ (46 ) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted 11,982,504 11,342,971 Loss per share-Basic and diluted from continuing operations $ (0.09 ) $ (0.12 ) Loss per share-Basic and diluted from discontinued operations $ - $ -

Note 24 - Share-based Compens46

Note 24 - Share-based Compensation Expenses (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables
Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	Option Outstanding Option Exercisable Number of Weighted Weighted Number of Weighted Weighted Balance, December 31, 2016 835,216 4.04 $ 2.49 676,136 4.11 $ 2.59 Granted/Vested - - Forfeited - - Exercised - - Balance, March 31, 2017 (unaudited) 835,216 3.79 $ 2.49 676,136 3.87 $ 2.59

Note 2 - Variable Interest En47

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated VIE's Assets and Liabilities (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,047		$ 3,035		$ 3,744	$ 5,503
Term deposit		3,073		3,056
Accounts receivable, net		4,242		3,322
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		7,928		4,754
Due from Related Parties, Current		1,082		213
Other current assets		143		95
Total current assets		17,515		14,475
Long-term investments		1,348		1,340
Property and equipment, net		423		471
Intangible assets, net		7,001		7,264
Goodwill		4,998		4,970
Deferred tax assets		1,531		1,522
Total Assets		32,816		30,042
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable	[1]	725		721
Accounts payable	[1]	398		102
Advances from customers	[1]	4,606		1,420
Accrued payroll and other accruals	[1]	597		685
Payable for purchasing of software technology *		413	¥ 2,850	411	¥ 2,850
Taxes payable	[1]	2,963		2,910
Other payables	[1]	555		487
Total current liabilities		11,145		7,620
Total Liabilities		11,272		7,746
VIEs [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		1,005		2,915
Term deposit		3,073		3,056
Accounts receivable, net		4,234		3,315
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		7,815		4,710
Due from Related Parties, Current		1,066		197
Other current assets		80		71
Total current assets		17,273		14,264
Long-term investments		43		43
Property and equipment, net		255		286
Intangible assets, net		5,246		5,468
Goodwill		4,998		4,970
Deferred tax assets		1,249		1,241
Total Assets		29,064		26,272
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		725		721
Accounts payable		372		83
Advances from customers		4,574		1,388
Accrued payroll and other accruals		223		256
Due to Control Group		10		10
Payable for purchasing of software technology *		413		411
Taxes payable		2,529		2,480
Other payables		204		162
Total current liabilities		9,050		5,511
Total Liabilities		$ 9,050		$ 5,511
[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Note 2 - Variable Interest En48

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated VIE's Financial Performance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues		$ 7,245	$ 5,012
Cost of revenues		5,992	3,456
Total operating expenses		2,321	3,012
Loss from discontinued operations			(46)
Net loss		(1,069)	(1,411)
VIEs [Member]
Revenues		7,264	5,039
Cost of revenues		5,992	3,455
Total operating expenses		1,633	1,883
Loss from discontinued operations	[1]		46
Net loss		$ 353	$ 335
[1]	To focus all the Company's resources on its core business as described above, in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company decided to exit its bank kiosk advertising and offline brand management and sales channel building business segments. The Company does not consider the exit from its bank kiosk advertising business qualifying for presentation as a discontinued operation, as its effect on the Company's operations and financial results was and would be insignificant. Therefore, in accordance with ASC Topic 205: "Presentation of Financial Statements", the results of operations of brand management and sales channel building were reported in discontinued operations as a separate component in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for all periods presented.

Note 3 - Summary of Significa49

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Advertising Expense	$ 510,000	$ 423,000
Research and Development Expense	$ 395,000	$ 426,000

Note 3 - Summary of Significa50

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies- Exchange Rates Used to Translate Amounts in RMB into US$ (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows	6.8861	6.5288
Balance Sheet Items, Except Equity Accounts [Member]
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts	6.8993		6.937

Note 4 - Term Deposit (Details

Note 4 - Term Deposit (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Time Deposits, Weighted Average Interest Rate, Maturities Year One	2.25%	2.25%

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable,52

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 2,727,000	$ 2,712,000
Internet Advertising and TV Advertising [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 2,727,000	$ 2,712,000
Number of Months Past Due	180 days

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable,53

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net - Accounts Receivable, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accounts receivable	$ 6,969	$ 6,034
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,727)	(2,712)
Accounts receivable, net	$ 4,242	$ 3,322

Note 6 - Prepayments and Depo54

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Number of Largest Internet Resources Suppliers	2	2

Note 6 - Prepayments and Depo55

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	$ 7,928	$ 4,754
Deposits to TV Ad and Internet Ad Resources Providers [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	1,152	1,074
Prepayment to TV Ad and Internet Ad Resources Providers [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	5,893	2,874
Deposits to Other Service Providers [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	726	721
Other Deposits and Prepayments [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	$ 157	$ 85

Note 7 - Due From Related Par56

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net (Details Textual) ¥ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017USD ($)	May 31, 2017CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016CNY (¥)
Due from Related Parties, Current			$ 1,082,000		$ 213,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable			145,000		144,000
Related-party Working Capital Loans [Member] | Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Due from Related Parties, Current			150,000	¥ 1	150,000	¥ 1
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Due from Related Parties, Current			$ 320,000	¥ 2.2	$ 170,000	¥ 1.2
Business Cooperation Deposit [Member] | Chuangshi Meiwei and Guoshua Shiji [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 730,000	¥ 5
Deposit Refund, Related Party	$ 580,000	¥ 4

Note 7 - Due From Related Par57

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net - Due from Related Parties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Due from related parties, gross	$ 1,227	$ 357
Allowance for doubtful debts	(145)	(144)
Due from related parties, net	1,082	213
Beijing Saimeiwei Food Equipment Technology [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	31	31
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	873	150
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	323	175
Beijing Saturday Education Technology Co., Ltd. [Member]
Due from related parties, gross		$ 1

Note 8 - Long-term Investment58

Note 8 - Long-term Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity Method Investments	$ 709	$ 713
Shenzhen Mingshan [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		23.18%
Equity Method Investments			$ 0
Zhao Shang Ke Hubei [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		25.50%
Equity Method Investments			$ 0
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		19.00%
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Cost-method Investments, Other than Temporary Impairment	0
ChinaNet Korea [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		15.00%
Cost-method Investments, Other than Temporary Impairment	$ 0
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		19.00%
Beijing Saturday [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage		10.00%

Note 8 - Long-term Investment59

Note 8 - Long-term Investments - Summary of Investment in and Advance to Equity Investment Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investment in equity method investees	$ 713	$ 709
Advance to equity method investees	75	75
Impairment on equity method investments	(788)	(784)
Total equity method investments
Investment in cost method investees	1,501	1,492
Impairment on cost method investments	(153)	(152)
Total cost method investments	1,348	1,340
Total long-term investments	$ 1,348	$ 1,340

Note 8 - Long-term Investment60

Note 8 - Long-term Investments - Movement in Cost Method Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$ 1,340
Cost method investments, balance	1,348
ChinaNet Korea [Member]
Balance as of December 31, 2016	16
Exchange translation adjustment
Cost method investments, balance	16
Beijing Saturday [Member]
Balance as of December 31, 2016	27
Exchange translation adjustment
Cost method investments, balance	27
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Balance as of December 31, 2016	1,297
Exchange translation adjustment	8
Cost method investments, balance	1,305
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Balance as of December 31, 2016	1,340
Exchange translation adjustment	8
Cost method investments, balance	$ 1,348

Note 9 - Property and Equipme61

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Depreciation	$ 51,000	$ 73,000

Note 9 - Property and Equipme62

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net - Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Property and equipment, gross	$ 3,566	$ 3,547
Less: accumulated depreciation	(2,988)	(2,922)
Less: impairment loss on abandoned fixed assets	(155)	(154)
Property and equipment, net	423	471
Leaseholds and Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	319	317
Vehicles [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	767	763
Office Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	1,378	1,371
Electronic Devices [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,102	$ 1,096

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, 63

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 303,000	$ 311,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	6 years 109 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	$ 1,185,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year	897,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	1,185,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	1,116,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	1,185,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived	$ 0

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, 64

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net - Intangible Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-lived intangible assets	$ 14,090	$ 14,014
Less: accumulated amortization	(5,204)	(4,875)
Less: accumulated impairment losses	(1,885)	(1,875)
Intangible assets, net	7,001	7,264
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,931	1,920
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,062	1,057
Software Technologies [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	297	295
Cloud-Computing Based Software Platforms [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,345	1,338
Intelligent Marketing Data Service Platform [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	4,680	4,655
Internet Safety, Information Exchange Security and Data Encryption Software [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,884	1,874
Computer Software, Cloud Video Management System [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,377	1,369
Other Computer Software [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	114	113
Domain Name [Member]
Domain name	$ 1,400	$ 1,393

Note 11 - Goodwill - Goodwill (

Note 11 - Goodwill - Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$ 4,970
Exchange translation adjustment	28
Balance	$ 4,998

Note 12 - Short-term Bank Loan

Note 12 - Short-term Bank Loan (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016CNY (¥)
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable	[1]	$ 725		$ 721
VIEs [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		$ 725		721
VIEs [Member] | Benchmark Rate of People’s Bank of China [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		20.00%
VIEs [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		$ 700	¥ 5
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time		5.22%	5.22%
VIEs [Member] | Loan Payable Maturing on July 18, 2017 [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable				$ 400	¥ 3
VIEs [Member] | Loan Payable Maturing on October 30, 2017 [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		$ 300	¥ 2
[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Note 13 - Accrued Payroll and67

Note 13 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accrued payroll and other accruals *	[1]	$ 597	$ 685
Accrued Payroll and Staff Welfare [Member]
Accrued payroll and other accruals *		288	319
Accrued Operating Expenses [Member]
Accrued payroll and other accruals *		$ 309	$ 366
[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Note 14 - Due to New Investor68

Note 14 - Due to New Investors Related to Terminated Security Purchase Agreements (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	May 12, 2016	May 31, 2015USD ($)
Number of Investors Security Purchase Agreement Terminated			2
Security Purchase Agreement Termination Failure to Refund Amounts Annualized Interest Rate for Unpaid Amounts			12.00%
Repayment for Security Purchase Agreement	$ 0	$ 0
Other Payables [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Accrued Interest	$ 30,000
Jinrun Fangzhou [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payments Initial Payment Due Within Five Days Percentage				10.00%
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payment Due Within Thirty Days, Percentage				15.00%
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payment				$ 776,000
Dongsys Innovation [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payments Initial Payment Due Within Five Days Percentage				10.00%
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payment				$ 112,000

Note 15 - Payable For Purchas69

Note 15 - Payable For Purchasing of Software Technology (Details Textual) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016CNY (¥)
Payable for Purchasing of Software Technology	$ 413	¥ 2,850	$ 411	¥ 2,850

Note 16 - Taxation (Details Tex

Note 16 - Taxation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	10.00%
Profits Assessable	$ 0
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	0
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 0
Minimum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	12.00%
Maximum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	14.00%
Parent Company [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 17,758,000		$ 17,544,000
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	18,936,000		$ 17,939,000
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount		$ 160,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities Reversal	$ 12,000	$ 35,000
PRC [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Rate for Modern Service Provided	6.00%	6.00%
PRC [Member] | Provision of Modern Services Small Scale Tax Payer [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Rate for Modern Service Provided Small Scale Tax Payer	3.00%
PRC [Member] | Other PRC Operating Entities [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	25.00%	25.00%
PRC [Member] | Business Opportunity Online [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	15.00%	15.00%
PRC [Member] | Business Opportunity Online [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Enterprise Income Tax Rate In PRC				15.00%
Tax Treaty Agreement [Member]
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	5.00%
British Virgin Islands [Member]
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 0
Hong Kong [Member]
Profits Assessable	0
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	0
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 0

Note 16 - Taxation - Taxes Paya

Note 16 - Taxation - Taxes Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Turnover tax and surcharge payable		$ 1,190	$ 1,147
Enterprise income tax payable		1,773	1,763
Total taxes payable	[1]	$ 2,963	$ 2,910
[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Note 16 - Taxation - Income Tax

Note 16 - Taxation - Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Current-PRC
Deferred-PRC		28
Income tax benefit		$ 28

Note 16 - Taxation - Deferred T

Note 16 - Taxation - Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward	$ 9,671	$ 9,345
Bad debts provision	929	931
Valuation allowance	(9,069)	(8,754)
Total deferred tax assets	$ 1,531	$ 1,522

Note 18 - Restricted Net Asse74

Note 18 - Restricted Net Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	$ 7,800	$ 7,800
Withholding Tax Rate Pursuant To EIT Law	10.00%
Preferential Withholding Tax Rate	5.00%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	$ (11,449)	(10,362)
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends	2,607	2,607
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	16,700	17,600
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends	$ 2,500	$ 2,500
WFOE [Member]
Minimum Percentage Of Annual After-tax Profit For General Reserve	10.00%
Minimum Required Reserve As Percent Of Registered Capital	50.00%
Domestic Enterprise [Member]
Minimum Percentage Of Annual After-tax Profit For General Reserve	10.00%
Minimum Required Reserve As Percent Of Registered Capital	50.00%

Note 19 - Employee Defined Co75

Note 19 - Employee Defined Contribution Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 129,000	$ 154,000

Note 20 - Concentration of Ri76

Note 20 - Concentration of Risk (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Major Customers	1	1
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Customer [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	21.00%	10.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Major Customers	3		2
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	18.00%		22.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	16.00%		14.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer 3 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	12.00%
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Major Customers	2	2
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Supplier 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	68.00%	59.00%
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Supplier 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	23.00%	16.00%

Note 21 - Commitments and Con77

Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 98,000	$ 170,000

Note 21 - Commitments and Con78

Note 21 - Commitments and Contingencies - Contractual Obligations (Details) - Office Rental [Member] $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)
(2,017)	$ 321
(2,018)	428
(2,019)	107
Total	$ 856

Note 22 - Segment Reporting (De

Note 22 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 211,000	$ 564,000

Note 22 - Segment Reporting - S

Note 22 - Segment Reporting - Summary of Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017		Mar. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues	$ 7,264		$ 5,060
Cost of revenues	5,992		3,456
Total operating expenses	2,321		3,012
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	354		384
Operating loss	(1,049)		(1,408)
Net loss from continuing operations	(1,069)		(1,365)
Total assets	32,816				$ 30,042
Expenditure for long-term assets			1,511
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Total operating expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Operating loss
Net loss from continuing operations
Total assets	(11,502)				(11,708)
Expenditure for long-term assets
Internet Ad [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues	7,264		5,060
Cost of revenues	5,992		3,456
Total operating expenses	1,561		1,905
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	329		358
Operating loss	(289)		(301)
Net loss from continuing operations	(309)		(292)
Total assets	32,309				29,520
Expenditure for long-term assets			1,409
TV Ad [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Total operating expenses	28		48
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Operating loss	(28)		(48)
Net loss from continuing operations	(28)		(48)
Total assets	322				348
Expenditure for long-term assets
Others [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Total operating expenses	732	[1]	1,059	[2]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	25		26
Operating loss	(732)		(1,059)
Net loss from continuing operations	(732)		(1,025)
Total assets	$ 11,687				$ 11,882
Expenditure for long-term assets			$ 102
[1]	Including approximately US$211,000 share-based compensation expenses.
[2]	Including approximately US$564,000 share-based compensation expenses.

Note 23 - Loss Per Share (Detai

Note 23 - Loss Per Share (Details Textual)	Aug. 19, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017shares	Mar. 31, 2016shares
Reverse Stock Split [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	2.5
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		835,216	835,216
Restricted Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		266,238	799,570

Note 23 - Loss Per Share - Basi

Note 23 - Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from continuing operations (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations)	$ (1,087)	$ (1,365)
Loss from discontinued operation, net of income tax		$ (46)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted (in shares)	11,982,504	11,342,971
Loss per share-Basic and diluted from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.12)
Loss per share-Basic and diluted from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)

Note 24 - Share-based Compens83

Note 24 - Share-based Compensation Expenses (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2016	Sep. 14, 2015	May 01, 2015	Dec. 30, 2014	Feb. 28, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						$ 211,000	$ 564,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized						$ 431,000	2,237,000
Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Price		$ 2.10
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures		477,240
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares		159,080
Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member] | Vesting on September 14, 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares		159,080
Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member] | Vesting on September 14, 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares		159,080
Restricted Stock [Member] | Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					20,000
Share Price					$ 1.12
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						22,400
Restricted Stock [Member] | Two Marketing Service Providers [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	16,000
Share Price	$ 1.73
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						6,900
Marketing Service Term	1 year
Restricted Stock [Member] | Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		266,238
Share Price		$ 2.10
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						43,600	44,100
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Forfeiture Rate		5.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period		5 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				1,680,000
Share Price				$ 2.93
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense							390,000
Restricted Stock [Member] | Executive Officer [Member] | Upon Issuance [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				613,334
Restricted Stock [Member] | Executive Officer [Member] | This Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				533,333
Restricted Stock [Member] | Executive Officer [Member] | Next Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				533,333
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						$ 50,700	46,250
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Forfeiture Rate		5.00%
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share Price		$ 1.03
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share Price		$ 1.39
Investor Relations Services Provider [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period						75,000		20,000
Share Price						$ 1.02		$ 3
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						$ 19,125	15,000
Management Consulting Service Provider [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Price			$ 3.93
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						$ 68,700	$ 68,700
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Quantity of Securities Issued			140,000
Management Consulting Service Term			2 years

Note 24 - Share-based Compens84

Note 24 - Share-based Compensation Expenses - Options Issued and Outstanding (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Options outstanding, number of underlying shares (in shares)	835,216
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	3 years 288 days	4 years 14 days
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.49
Option exercisable, number of underlying shares (in shares)	676,136
Option exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	3 years 317 days	4 years 40 days
Option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.59
Options outstanding, granted/vested shares (in shares)
Options outstanding, granted/vested, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)
Options outstanding, granted/vested, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Option exercisable, granted/vested shares (in shares)
Option exercisable, granted/vested, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)
Option exercisable, granted/vested, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Options outstanding, number of underlying shares (in shares)	835,216	835,216
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.49	$ 2.49
Option exercisable, number of underlying shares (in shares)	676,136	676,136
Option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.59	$ 2.59