ZW Data Action (CNET) 10-Q 21 May 18 2018 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	May 21, 2018
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)		16,132,543
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 7,503		$ 2,952
Accounts receivable, net		3,567		7,215
Other receivables, net		2,094		2,646
Prepayments and deposits to suppliers		5,424		4,073
Due from related parties, net				14
Total current assets		18,588		16,900
Long-term investments		477		918
Property and equipment, net		264		299
Intangible assets, net		3,786		3,808
Prepayment for blockchain applications development		1,200
Prepayment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest		1,193
Goodwill		5,483		5,277
Deferred tax assets, net		1,415		1,358
Total Assets		32,406		28,560
Current liabilities:
Short-term bank loan *	[1]	795		765
Accounts payable *	[1]	832		2,851
Advances from customers *	[1]	2,010		3,559
Accrued payroll and other accruals	[1]	421		559
Due to investors related to terminated security purchase agreements		477		938
Payable for purchasing of software technology *			[1]	436
Taxes payable *	[1]	3,199		3,168
Other payables *	[1]	302		687
Total current liabilities		8,036		12,963
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term borrowing from a director		139		134
Warrant liabilities		801
Total Liabilities		8,976		13,097
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock (US$0.001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 16,132,543 shares and 13,982,542 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)		16		14
Additional paid-in capital		39,615		31,554
Statutory reserves		2,607		2,607
Accumulated deficit		(21,052)		(20,487)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		2,064		1,598
Total ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity		23,250		15,286
Noncontrolling interests		180		177
Total equity		23,430		15,463
Total Liabilities and Equity		$ 32,406		$ 28,560
[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, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
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)	16,132,543	13,982,542
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	16,132,543	13,982,542

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenues
Revenues	$ 8,260,000	$ 7,264,000
Cost of revenues	7,659,000	5,992,000
Gross profit	601,000	1,272,000
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	564,000	834,000
General and administrative expenses	1,389,000	1,092,000
Research and development expenses	193,000	395,000
Impairment on long-term investments	471,000
Total operating expenses	2,617,000	2,321,000
Loss from operations	(2,016,000)	(1,049,000)
Other income/(expenses)
Interest expense, net	(10,000)	(17,000)
Other expenses	(22,000)	(3,000)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	1,474,000
Total other income/(expense)	1,442,000	(20,000)
Loss before income tax benefit and noncontrolling interests	(574,000)	(1,069,000)
Income tax benefit	4,000
Net loss	(570,000)	(1,069,000)
Net loss/(income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,000	(18,000)
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	(565,000)	(1,087,000)
Net (loss)/income	(570,000)	(1,069,000)
Foreign currency translation gain	474,000	106,000
Comprehensive loss	(96,000)	(963,000)
Comprehensive (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,000)	19,000
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (99,000)	$ (944,000)
Loss per share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.09)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	15,484,082	11,982,504
Unrelated Parties [Member]
Revenues
Revenues	$ 8,260,000	$ 7,245,000
Related Parties [Member]
Revenues
Revenues		$ 19,000

Condensed Consolidated Stateme5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss)/income	$ (570,000)	$ (1,069,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	216,000	354,000
Share-based compensation expenses	75,000	211,000
Provision for/(reverse of) allowances for doubtful accounts	481,000	(29,000)
Impairment on long-term investments	471,000
Deferred taxes	(4,000)
Change in fair value of warrants	(1,474,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	3,413,000	(903,000)
Other receivables	(47,000)	20,000
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	(1,178,000)	(3,192,000)
Due from related parties	3,000	(870,000)
Accounts payable	(2,105,000)	295,000
Advances from customers	(1,668,000)	3,185,000
Accrued payroll and other accruals	147,000	90,000
Other payables	(553,000)	44,000
Taxes payable	(92,000)	37,000
Net cash used in operating activities	(3,179,000)	(2,007,000)
Cash flows from investing activities
Payment for purchase of office equipment	(1,000)
Short-term loan to an unrelated party	(2,000,000)
Repayment of short-term loan from an unrelated party	2,672,000
Prepayment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest	(1,179,000)
Prepayment for blockchain applications development	(1,200,000)
Payment for purchasing of software technology	(448,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,156,000)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrant (net of cash issuance cost of US$809)	10,263,000
Repayment to investors related to terminated security purchase agreements	(493,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities	9,770,000
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash and cash equivalents	116,000	19,000
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,551,000	(1,988,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	2,952,000	3,035,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	7,503,000	1,047,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid
Interest expense paid	$ 127,000	$ 9,000

Condensed Consolidated Stateme6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Issuance cost	$ 809

Note 1 - Organization and Natur

Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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 January 2018, As of March 31, 2018, 10 December 31, 2017, “2017 10 On January 17, 2018, 2,150,001 $5.15 645,000 $6.60 30 $11.1 20

Note 2 - Variable Interest Enti

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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, 2018 December 31, 2017, March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,008 $ 2,904 Accounts receivable, net 3,567 7,215 Other receivables, net 56 2,629 Prepayment and deposit to suppliers 4,761 4,009 Due from related parties, net - 14 Total current assets 10,392 16,771 Property and equipment, net 155 177 Intangible assets, net 2,076 2,112 Prepayment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest 1,193 - Goodwill 5,483 5,277 Deferred tax assets, net 1,017 975 Total Assets $ 20,316 $ 25,312 Liabilities Current liabilities: Short-term bank loan $ 795 $ 765 Accounts payable 810 2,848 Advances from customers 2,010 3,559 Accrued payroll and other accruals 177 159 Due to Control Group 11 11 Payable for purchasing of software technology - 436 Taxes payable 2,724 2,711 Other payables 139 155 Total current liabilities 6,666 10,644 Total Liabilities $ 6,666 $ 10,644 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 21 23. 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, 2018 2017, Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenues $ 8,253 $ 7,264 Cost of revenues (7,659 ) (5,992 ) Total operating expenses (1,262 ) (1,633 ) Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests (678 ) (353 )

Note 3 - Summary of Significant

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	3. Summary of significant accounting policies a) Basis of presentation The unaudited 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 unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information as of March 31, 2018 three March 31, 2018 2017 2017 10 In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2018, three March 31, 2018 2017, three March 31, 2018 2017, not b) Principles of consolidation The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the financial statements of all the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Company. All accounts 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, 2018 December 31, 2017 Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts 6.2881 6.5342 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows 6.3632 6.8861 No e) Advertising costs Advertising costs for the Company’s own brand building are not three March 31, 2018 2017, US$389,000 US$510,000, 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, 2018 2017 US$193,000 US$395,000, g) Revenue recognition On January 1, 2018, 606, January 1, 2018. In accordance with ASC Topic 606, five 1 2 3 4 5 The Company’s contracts with customers do not significant financing component, variable consideration, nor any clause concerning with returns, refunds or other similar obligations. The Company does not 606 Online advertising placement service/TV advertising service For online advertising placement service contracts and TV advertising service contracts that are established based on a fixed price scheme with the related advertisement placements obligation, the Company provides advertisement placements in specified locations on the Company’s advertising portals for agreed periods and/or place the advertisements onto the Company’s purchased advertisement time during specific TV programs for agreed periods. Revenue is recognized ratably over the period the advertising is provided and, as such, the Company considers the services to have been delivered (“over time”). Sales of effective sales lead information For advertising contracts related to purchase of effective sales lead information, revenue is recognized based on a fixed price per sales lead and the quantity of effective sales lead, when information is delivered and accepted by customers (“point in time”). Search engine marketing and data service Revenue from search engine marketing and data services is recognized on a monthly basis based on the direct cost consumed through search engines for providing such services with a premium (“over time”). The Company recognizes the revenue on a gross basis, because the Company determines that it is a principle in the transaction who control the goods or services before they are transferred to the customers. All of the Company’s revenues are generated from the PRC. The following tables present the Company’s revenues disaggregated by products and services and timing of revenue recognition: Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Internet advertising and data service --online advertising placement 1,597 1,902 --sales of effective sales lead information 122 390 Search engine marketing and data service 6,443 4,972 TV advertising service 91 - Others 7 - Total revenues 8,260 7,264 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenue recognized over time 8,138 6,874 Revenue recognized at a point in time 122 390 Total revenues 8,260 7,264 Contract costs For the three March 31, 2018, not 606, Contract balances The Company evaluates overall economic conditions, its working capital status and customer specific credit and negotiates the payment terms of a contract with individual customer on a case by case basis in its normal course of business. Advances received from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations are recoded as contract liabilities (advance from customers), which will be realized as revenues upon the satisfaction of performance obligations through the transfer of related promised goods and services to customers. For contracts without a full or any advance payments required, the Company bills the customers any unpaid contract price immediately upon satisfaction of the related performance obligations when revenue is recognized, and the Company normally receives payment from customers within 90 The Company does not not The Company’s contract liabilities consist of advance from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations in relation to internet adverting service, search engine marketing service, as well as TV advertising service. The Company’s contract liabilities are reported in a net position on a customer-by-customer basis at the end of each reporting period. All contract liabilities are expected to be recognized as revenue within one three March 31, 2018: Advance from customers US$(’000) Balance as of January 1, 2018 3,559 Revenue recognized from beginning contract liability balance (3,113 ) Advances received from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations 1,564 Balance as of March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) 2,010 For the three March 31, 2018, no Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligation The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient in paragraph ASC Topic 606 10 50 14 not March 31, 2018, one h) Impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements In January 2017, No. 2017 04, 350 2 2, not zero 2 zero first first December 15, 2019. January 1, 2017. In July 2017, No. 2017 11, 260 480 815 no no 260 470 20, 260 480 not December 15, 2018. December 15, 2019, December 15, 2020. not not January 1, 2018, January 1, 2018 no not In February 2018, 2018 02: 220 not December 15, 2018, In March 2018, 2018 05: 740 No. 118”. No. 118, 740, December 22, 2017 -

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable, N

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]	4. Accounts receivable, net March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accounts receivable 6,946 10,008 Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,379 ) (2,793 ) Accounts receivable, net 3,567 7,215 All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, US$3,379,000 US$2,793,000 six six three March 31, 2018, US$0.47 three March 31, 2017, no

Note 5 - Other Receivables, Net

Note 5 - Other Receivables, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]	5. Other receivables, net Other receivables as of March 31, 2018 US$2.0 third February 2018, May 2018. Other receivables as of December 31, 2017 third three March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, RMB5.8 US$0.9 no March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, For the three March 31, 2018, no three March 31, 2017, US$0.03

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposi

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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 TV and internet resources providers 2,107 1,870 Prepayments to TV and internet resources providers 3,141 1,331 Deposits to other service providers - 765 Other deposits and prepayments 176 107 5,424 4,073 The 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. The Company also purchases TV advertising time slots for the broadcasting of infomercials to promote brands, business information, products and services of its clients. Deposits to TV and internet resources providers are paid as contractual deposits to the Company’s resources and services suppliers. As of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, 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, 2018 December 31, 2017, two As of December 31, 2017, December 31, 2017. March 2018. Other deposits and prepayments as of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 not

Note 7 - Due From Related Parti

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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. 17 33 Chuangshi Meiwei (Beijing) International Investment Management Co., Ltd. 162 156 Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication Co., Ltd. 219 184 ChinaNet Chuang Tou (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. - 14 398 387 Allowance for loan losses (398 ) (373 ) Due from related parties, net - 14 Related parties of the Company represented the Company’s direct or indirect unconsolidated investee companies. As of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, RMB2.38 US$0.38 RMB2.2 US$0.34 one Based on the assessment of the collectability of these related party balances as of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, 9 2017 10 For the three March 31, 2018, US$0.01 three March 31, 2017, no

Note 8 - Long-term Investments

Note 8 - Long-term Investments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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 782 753 Advance to equity method investees 83 80 Impairment on equity method investments (865 ) (833 ) Total equity method investments - - Cost method investments: Investment in cost method investees 1,168 1,125 Impairment on cost method investments (691 ) (207 ) Total cost method investments 477 918 Total long-term investments 477 918 Equity method investments As of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, 23.18% 25.5% 2015, two zero December 31, 2015. Cost method investments As of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, 19% 10% 15% 2016 01 not As of December 31, 2017, three March 31, 2018: ChinaNet US$(’000) Balance as of January 1, 2018 918 Impairment on cost method investments (477 ) Exchange translation adjustment 36 Balance as of March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) 477 As of the date hereof, the shareholders of ChinaNet Chuang Tou have decided to terminate the operation of this investee company within 2018. US$0.47 three March 31, 2018, not

Note 9 - Property and Equipment

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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 350 337 Vehicles 841 810 Office equipment 1,467 1,410 Electronic devices 1,209 1,164 Property and equipment, cost 3,867 3,721 Less: accumulated depreciation (3,433 ) (3,258 ) Less: impairment loss on idle fixed assets (170 ) (164 ) Property and equipment, net 264 299 Depreciation expenses for the three March 31, 2018 2017 US$48,000 US$51,000,

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Ne

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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 1,536 1,478 Intangible assets subject to amortization: Customer relationship 2,118 2,038 Non-compete agreements 1,166 1,122 Software technologies 326 314 Cloud compute software technology 1,476 1,420 Internet safety, information exchange security and data encryption software 2,067 1,990 Intelligent marketing data service platform 5,135 4,942 Cloud video management system 1,511 1,454 Other computer software 125 120 Intangible assets, cost 15,460 14,878 Less: accumulated amortization (6,865 ) (6,443 ) Less: accumulated impairment losses (4,809 ) (4,627 ) Intangible assets, net 3,786 3,808 Amortization expenses for the three March 31, 2018 2017 US$168,000 US$303,000, Based on the adjusted carrying value of the finite-lived intangible assets after the deduction of the impairment losses, which has a weighted average remaining useful life of 6.16 March 31, 2018, no US$511,000 nine December 31, 2018, US$682,000 December 31, 2019 2020, US$671,000 December 31, 2021 US$516,000 December 31, 2022.

Note 11 - Prepayment For Purcha

Note 11 - Prepayment For Purchasing of Software Technology	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Research, Development, and Computer Software Disclosure [Text Block]	11. Prepayment for blockchain applications development In February 2018, third US$4.5 March 31, 2018, US$1.2

Note 12 - Prepayment For Acquis

Note 12 - Prepayment For Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]	12. Prepayment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest In March 2018, 49% RMB15 US$2.4 50% 50% March 31, 2018, RMB7.5 US$1.2 June 2018. The Company will account for this transaction as an equity transaction with no

Note 13 - Goodwill

Note 13 - Goodwill	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]	13. Goodwill Amount US$(’000) Balance as of January 1, 2018 5,277 Exchange translation adjustment 206 Balance as of March 31, 2018 (unaudited) 5,483

Note 14 - Short-term Bank Loan

Note 14 - Short-term Bank Loan	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Short-term Debt [Text Block]	14. Short-term bank loan Short-term bank loan as of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 RMB5.0 US$0.8 one RMB 3.0 US $0.5 August 16, 2017 August 15, 2018, RMB 2.0 US $0.3 October 23, 2017 October 22, 2018. 5.655% March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, 30%

Note 15 - Accrued Payroll and O

Note 15 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]	15. Accrued payroll and other accruals March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accrued payroll and staff welfare 229 203 Accrued operating expenses 192 356 421 559

Note 16 - Due to Investors Rela

Note 16 - Due to Investors Related to Terminated Security Purchase Agreements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Guarantee Payment and Prepayment from New Investors [Text Block]	16. Due to investors related to terminated security purchase agreements In May 2015, December 31, 2017, 10% 15% US$819,000 10% US$119,000 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 2017. January 1, 2017, 12% no December 31, 2017. In February 2018, December 31, 2017 US$0.14 March 2018, RMB2.36 US$0.37 RMB0.64 US$0.10 2017 RMB1.0 US$0.16 April 2018 June 2018. not 2018.

Note 17 - Payable for Purchasin

Note 17 - Payable for Purchasing of Software Technology	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities for Software Disclosure [Text Block]	17. Payable for purchasing of software technology As of December 31, 2017, RMB2.85 US$0.4 fourth 2016. March 2018.

Note 18 - Taxation

Note 18 - Taxation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	18. Taxation 1 Income tax The entities within the Company file separate tax returns in the respective tax jurisdictions in which they operate. i). a. On December 22, 2017, not 35% 21% 2018, one December 31, 2017. i). b. The Company is incorporated in the state of Nevada. Under the current law of Nevada, the Company is not not No no three March 31, 2018, not i). c. On December 22, 2017, No. 118 118” 118 not one 740 118, 740 i). d. As disclosed in Note 17 2017 10 no one December 31, 2017. January 1, 2018, 50 no three March 31, 2018. not not not 2018 may no fourth 2018. ii). China Net BVI was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). Under the current law of the BVI, China Net BVI is not no iii). China Net HK was incorporated in Hong Kong and does not No no three March 31, 2018 no 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%, • In November 2015, 15% November 2018. three March 31, 2018 2017, 15%. • The applicable income tax rate for other PRC operating entities of the Company was 25% three March 31, 2018 2017. • The current EIT law also imposed a 10% 5% For the three March 31, 2018 2017, not 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, 2018 2017, 6%, 3% 12% 14% As of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) PRC turnover tax and surcharge payable 1,253 1,295 PRC enterprise income tax payable 1,946 1,873 Total taxes payable 3,199 3,168 A reconciliation of the income tax benefit determined at the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax benefit is as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) Pre-tax loss (574 ) (1,069 ) U.S. federal rate 21 % 35 % Income tax benefit computed at U.S. federal rate 121 374 Reconciling items: Rate differential for PRC earnings 74 (93 ) Preferential tax treatment effect (52 ) (16 ) Tax effect on non-taxable change in fair value of warrant liabilities 310 - Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets (412 ) (272 ) Others (37 ) 7 Effective income tax benefit 4 - For the three March 31, 2018 2017, Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Current-PRC - - Deferred-PRC 4 - Income tax benefit 4 - The Company’s deferred tax assets at March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward 8,146 7,657 Bad debts provision 1,035 879 Valuation allowance (7,766 ) (7,178 ) Deferred tax assets, net 1,415 1,358 The U.S. holding company has incurred aggregate net operating losses (“NOLs”) of approximately US$13,477,660 US$13,275,660 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, December 31, 2017 2037. December 31, 2017 no 80% December 31, 2017. not The NOLs carried forward incurred by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs were approximately US$25,180,000 US$23,959,000 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, 2023. The Company recorded approximately US$7,766,000 US$7,178,000 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, not not For the three March 31, 2018 2017, US$412,000 US$272,000

Note 19 - Long-term Borrowing F

Note 19 - Long-term Borrowing From a Director	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Long-Term Borrowing from Director Disclosure [Text Block]	19. 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 one

Note 20 - The Financing and War

Note 20 - The Financing and Warrants Liabilities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Warrants Disclosure [Text Block]	20. The Financing and warrant liabilities On January 17, 2018 ( 2,150,001 $5.15 645,000 $6.60 30 $11.1 The placement agent of the Financing received (i) a placement fee in the amount equal to 6% 129,000 US$6.60 three not six one The Warrants have an initial exercise price of USS6.60 may The Warrants may not 4.99% may no 9.99% not 61 st Accounting for securities issued in the Financing The Company determined that common stock issued in the Financing should be classified as permanent equity as there was no not The Company analyzed the Warrants issued in the Financing in accordance with ASC Topic 815 815, not not 815, Fair value of the warrants The Company used Binomial model to determine the fair value of the Warrants based on the assumptions summarized as below: Investors warrants Placement agent warrants As of As of As of As of Stock price $ 3.98 $ 1.67 $ 3.98 $ 1.67 Years to maturity 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.8 Risk-free interest rate 2.22 % 2.35 % 2.39 % 2.50 % Dividend yield - - - - Expected volatility 158 % 164 % 147 % 152 % Exercise Price $ 6.60 $ 6.60 $ 6.60 $ 6.60 Fair value of the warrant $ 2.93 $ 1.03 $ 2.99 $ 1.06 Stock price is the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock at the respective valuation date. Years to maturity is the respective remaining contract life of the warrants. Yield-to-maturities in continuous compounding of the United States Government Bonds with the time-to-maturities same as the respective warrant are adopted as the risk-free rate. Annualized historical stock price volatility of the Company at the respective valuation date is deemed to be appropriate to serve as the expected volatility of the stock price of the Company. The dividend yield is calculated based on management’s estimate of dividends to be paid on the underlying stock. Exercise price of the Warrants is the contractual exercise price of the Warrants. Allocation of gross proceeds from the Financing The Company allocated the total proceeds from the Financing as summarized below: Initial measurement (USD’000) Investor warrants 1,890 Common Stock (par value and additional paid in capital) 9,183 Total proceeds from the Financing 11,073 Investor warrants issued in the Financing was initially measurement at fair value. The residual amount, representing difference between the total proceeds and the fair value of the Investor warrants as of the Closing Date was assigned as the carrying value of the common stock issued in the Financing. Offering costs Offering costs in the amount of approximately US$1.2 US$0.66 US$0.15 US$0.39 Warrant Liabilities The Company accounted for the Warrants issuing in the Financing as derivative liabilities which were measured at fair value with changes in fair value be recorded in earnings in each reporting period. As of As of Change in Fair Value US$’000 US$’000 US$’000 Fair value of the Warrants: Investor warrants 664 1,890 (1,226 ) Placement agent warrants 137 385 (248 ) Warrant liabilities 801 2,275 (1,474 ) Warrants issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 three Warrants Outstanding Warrants Exercisable Number of Weighted Average Number of Weighted Average Balance, January 1, 2018 - - Granted/Vested 774,000 $ 6.60 2.58 645,000 $ 6.60 2.50 Forfeited - - Exercised - - Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) 774,000 $ 6.60 2.38 645,000 $ 6.60 2.30

Note 21 - Restricted Net Assets

Note 21 - Restricted Net Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Restricted Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	21. 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% not 10% 50% not 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, 2018 December 31, 2017, US$11.3 US$8.3 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: • Foreign Exchange Administration Rules ( 1996 August 2008, • 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 may Although the current Exchange Rules allow the convertibility of Renminbi into foreign currency for current account items, conversion of 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 not may As of March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, US$7.4 US$9.2 US$2.6 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017, may may US$11.3 US$8.3 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017,

Note 22 - Employee Defined Cont

Note 22 - Employee Defined Contribution Plan	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]	22. 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 US$88,000 US$129,000 three March 31, 2018 2017,

Note 23 - Concentration of Risk

Note 23 - Concentration of Risk	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]	23. 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, accounts receivable and other receivables. As of March 31, 2018, 56% 44% For accounts receivable and other receivables, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s or other third 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 Renminbi, which is not may Concentration of customers For the three March 31, 2018, one 36% three March 31, 2017, one 21% As of March 31, 2018, four 20%, 19%, 13% 11% December 31, 2017, four 22%, 14%, 14% 11% Concentration of suppliers For the three March 31, 2018, two 73% 21% three March 31, 2017, two 68% 23%

Note 24 - Commitments and Conti

Note 24 - Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	24. Commitments and contingencies The following table sets forth the Company’s operating lease commitment as of March 31, 2018: Office Rental US$(’000) (Unaudited) Nine months ending December 31, -2018 279 Year ending December 31, -2019 91 Total 370 For the three March 31, 2018 2017, US$108,000 US$98,000, For the three March 31, 2018 2017, US$108,000 US$98,000, In February 2018, third US$4.5 March 31, 2018, US$1.2 2018. In accordance with the agreement entered into between the Company and the noncontrolling interest holder of Chuang Fu Tian Xia as discussed in Note 12 RMB7.5 US$1.2 June 2018. The Company is currently not not may

Note 25 - Segment Reporting

Note 25 - Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	25. Segment reporting The Company follows ASC Topic 280 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 ( Internet Ad. TV Ad. Blockchain Corporate Inter- Total US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ Revenues 8,169 91 - 371 (371 ) 8,260 Cost of revenues 7,621 38 - - - 7,659 Total operating expenses 1,622 22 - 1,344 (1) (371 ) 2,617 Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses 197 - - 19 - 216 Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses - - - 471 - 471 Operating (loss)/income (1,074 ) 31 - (973 ) - (2,016 ) Change in fair value of warrant liabilities - - - 1,474 - 1,474 Net (loss)/income (1,073 ) 20 - 483 - (570 ) Expenditure for long-term assets 448 - 1,200 1 - 1,649 Total assets – March 31, 2018 23,631 390 1,200 18,480 (11,295 ) 32,406 Total assets – December 31, 2017 28,524 402 - 11,013 (11,379 ) 28,560 ( 1 Including approximately US$75,000 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 ( Internet Ad. TV & Corporate Inter- Total US$ 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 (309 ) (28 ) (732 ) - (1,069 ) ( 2 Including approximately US$211,000

Note 26 - Loss Per Share

Note 26 - Loss Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	26. 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, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share) $ (565 ) $ (1,087 ) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted 15,484,082 11,982,504 Loss per share-Basic and diluted $ (0.04 ) $ (0.09 ) For the three March 31, 2018, not 774,000 not 835,216 266,238 For the three March 31, 2017, not 835,216 not 266,238

Note 27 - Share-based Compensat

Note 27 - Share-based Compensation Expenses	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]	27. Share-based compensation expenses In January 2017, 75,000 December 31, 2017. US$1.02 US$19,125 three March 31, 2017. In February 2017, 20,000 one US$1.12 three March 31, 2017 US$22,400. In July 2017, 75,000 two 12 July 1, 2017. US$1.67 three March 31, 2018 US$31,300. 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 US$68,700. On September 14, 2015, 2015 266,238 third US$2.10 5% three March 31, 2018 2017 US$43,600 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 three March 31, 2017 US$50,700. Options issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 three Option Outstanding Option Exercisable Number of underlying shares Weighted Weighted Number of underlying shares Weighted Weighted Balance, January 1, 2018 835,216 3.04 $ 2.49 835,216 3.04 $ 2.49 Granted/Vested - - Forfeited - - Exercised - - Balance, March 31, 2018 (unaudited) 835,216 2.79 $ 2.49 835,216 2.79 $ 2.49 The table below summarized share-based compensation expenses recorded for the three March 31, 2018 2017, Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) Sales and marketing expenses 13 28 General and administrative expenses 51 165 Research and development expenses 11 18 Total 75 211 The aggregate unrecognized share-based compensation expenses as of March 31, 2018 2017 US$79,000 US$431,000, March 31, 2018 December 31, 2018.

Note 28 - Subsequent Event

Note 28 - Subsequent Event	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	28. 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 In February 2018, third US$4.5 US$ 2.18 April May 2018, The Company has fully collected the US$ 2.0 third March 31, 2018 May 2018. The Company received RMB3.0 US$0.48 May The Company repaid another RMB1.0 US$0.16 April 2018, As of the date hereof, the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Chuang Fu Tian Xia has been registered with the local branch of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	a) Basis of presentation The unaudited 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 unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information as of March 31, 2018 three March 31, 2018 2017 2017 10 In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2018, three March 31, 2018 2017, three March 31, 2018 2017, not
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 accounts 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, 2018 December 31, 2017 Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts 6.2881 6.5342 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows 6.3632 6.8861 No
Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	e) Advertising costs Advertising costs for the Company’s own brand building are not three March 31, 2018 2017, US$389,000 US$510,000,
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, 2018 2017 US$193,000 US$395,000,
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]	g) Revenue recognition On January 1, 2018, 606, January 1, 2018. In accordance with ASC Topic 606, five 1 2 3 4 5 The Company’s contracts with customers do not significant financing component, variable consideration, nor any clause concerning with returns, refunds or other similar obligations. The Company does not 606 Online advertising placement service/TV advertising service For online advertising placement service contracts and TV advertising service contracts that are established based on a fixed price scheme with the related advertisement placements obligation, the Company provides advertisement placements in specified locations on the Company’s advertising portals for agreed periods and/or place the advertisements onto the Company’s purchased advertisement time during specific TV programs for agreed periods. Revenue is recognized ratably over the period the advertising is provided and, as such, the Company considers the services to have been delivered (“over time”). Sales of effective sales lead information For advertising contracts related to purchase of effective sales lead information, revenue is recognized based on a fixed price per sales lead and the quantity of effective sales lead, when information is delivered and accepted by customers (“point in time”). Search engine marketing and data service Revenue from search engine marketing and data services is recognized on a monthly basis based on the direct cost consumed through search engines for providing such services with a premium (“over time”). The Company recognizes the revenue on a gross basis, because the Company determines that it is a principle in the transaction who control the goods or services before they are transferred to the customers. All of the Company’s revenues are generated from the PRC. The following tables present the Company’s revenues disaggregated by products and services and timing of revenue recognition: Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Internet advertising and data service --online advertising placement 1,597 1,902 --sales of effective sales lead information 122 390 Search engine marketing and data service 6,443 4,972 TV advertising service 91 - Others 7 - Total revenues 8,260 7,264 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenue recognized over time 8,138 6,874 Revenue recognized at a point in time 122 390 Total revenues 8,260 7,264 Contract costs For the three March 31, 2018, not 606, Contract balances The Company evaluates overall economic conditions, its working capital status and customer specific credit and negotiates the payment terms of a contract with individual customer on a case by case basis in its normal course of business. Advances received from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations are recoded as contract liabilities (advance from customers), which will be realized as revenues upon the satisfaction of performance obligations through the transfer of related promised goods and services to customers. For contracts without a full or any advance payments required, the Company bills the customers any unpaid contract price immediately upon satisfaction of the related performance obligations when revenue is recognized, and the Company normally receives payment from customers within 90 The Company does not not The Company’s contract liabilities consist of advance from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations in relation to internet adverting service, search engine marketing service, as well as TV advertising service. The Company’s contract liabilities are reported in a net position on a customer-by-customer basis at the end of each reporting period. All contract liabilities are expected to be recognized as revenue within one three March 31, 2018: Advance from customers US$(’000) Balance as of January 1, 2018 3,559 Revenue recognized from beginning contract liability balance (3,113 ) Advances received from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations 1,564 Balance as of March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) 2,010 For the three March 31, 2018, no Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligation The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient in paragraph ASC Topic 606 10 50 14 not March 31, 2018, one
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	h) Impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements In January 2017, No. 2017 04, 350 2 2, not zero 2 zero first first December 15, 2019. January 1, 2017. In July 2017, No. 2017 11, 260 480 815 no no 260 470 20, 260 480 not December 15, 2018. December 15, 2019, December 15, 2020. not not January 1, 2018, January 1, 2018 no not In February 2018, 2018 02: 220 not December 15, 2018, In March 2018, 2018 05: 740 No. 118”. No. 118, 740, December 22, 2017 -

Note 2 - Variable Interest En36

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,008 $ 2,904 Accounts receivable, net 3,567 7,215 Other receivables, net 56 2,629 Prepayment and deposit to suppliers 4,761 4,009 Due from related parties, net - 14 Total current assets 10,392 16,771 Property and equipment, net 155 177 Intangible assets, net 2,076 2,112 Prepayment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest 1,193 - Goodwill 5,483 5,277 Deferred tax assets, net 1,017 975 Total Assets $ 20,316 $ 25,312 Liabilities Current liabilities: Short-term bank loan $ 795 $ 765 Accounts payable 810 2,848 Advances from customers 2,010 3,559 Accrued payroll and other accruals 177 159 Due to Control Group 11 11 Payable for purchasing of software technology - 436 Taxes payable 2,724 2,711 Other payables 139 155 Total current liabilities 6,666 10,644 Total Liabilities $ 6,666 $ 10,644
Financial Performance of VIEs [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenues $ 8,253 $ 7,264 Cost of revenues (7,659 ) (5,992 ) Total operating expenses (1,262 ) (1,633 ) Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests (678 ) (353 )

Note 3 - Summary of Significa37

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates [Table Text Block]	March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts 6.2881 6.5342 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows 6.3632 6.8861
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Internet advertising and data service --online advertising placement 1,597 1,902 --sales of effective sales lead information 122 390 Search engine marketing and data service 6,443 4,972 TV advertising service 91 - Others 7 - Total revenues 8,260 7,264 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenue recognized over time 8,138 6,874 Revenue recognized at a point in time 122 390 Total revenues 8,260 7,264
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]	Advance from customers US$(’000) Balance as of January 1, 2018 3,559 Revenue recognized from beginning contract liability balance (3,113 ) Advances received from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations 1,564 Balance as of March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) 2,010

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable,38

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accounts receivable 6,946 10,008 Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,379 ) (2,793 ) Accounts receivable, net 3,567 7,215

Note 6 - Prepayments and Depo39

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Deposits to TV and internet resources providers 2,107 1,870 Prepayments to TV and internet resources providers 3,141 1,331 Deposits to other service providers - 765 Other deposits and prepayments 176 107 5,424 4,073

Note 7 - Due From Related Par40

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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. 17 33 Chuangshi Meiwei (Beijing) International Investment Management Co., Ltd. 162 156 Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication Co., Ltd. 219 184 ChinaNet Chuang Tou (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. - 14 398 387 Allowance for loan losses (398 ) (373 ) Due from related parties, net - 14

Note 8 - Long-term Investments

Note 8 - Long-term Investments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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 782 753 Advance to equity method investees 83 80 Impairment on equity method investments (865 ) (833 ) Total equity method investments - - Cost method investments: Investment in cost method investees 1,168 1,125 Impairment on cost method investments (691 ) (207 ) Total cost method investments 477 918 Total long-term investments 477 918
Schedule of Cost Method Investments [Table Text Block]	ChinaNet US$(’000) Balance as of January 1, 2018 918 Impairment on cost method investments (477 ) Exchange translation adjustment 36 Balance as of March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) 477

Note 9 - Property and Equipme42

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Leasehold improvement 350 337 Vehicles 841 810 Office equipment 1,467 1,410 Electronic devices 1,209 1,164 Property and equipment, cost 3,867 3,721 Less: accumulated depreciation (3,433 ) (3,258 ) Less: impairment loss on idle fixed assets (170 ) (164 ) Property and equipment, net 264 299

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, 43

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
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 1,536 1,478 Intangible assets subject to amortization: Customer relationship 2,118 2,038 Non-compete agreements 1,166 1,122 Software technologies 326 314 Cloud compute software technology 1,476 1,420 Internet safety, information exchange security and data encryption software 2,067 1,990 Intelligent marketing data service platform 5,135 4,942 Cloud video management system 1,511 1,454 Other computer software 125 120 Intangible assets, cost 15,460 14,878 Less: accumulated amortization (6,865 ) (6,443 ) Less: accumulated impairment losses (4,809 ) (4,627 ) Intangible assets, net 3,786 3,808

Note 13 - Goodwill (Tables)

Note 13 - Goodwill (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	Amount US$(’000) Balance as of January 1, 2018 5,277 Exchange translation adjustment 206 Balance as of March 31, 2018 (unaudited) 5,483

Note 15 - Accrued Payroll and45

Note 15 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) Accrued payroll and staff welfare 229 203 Accrued operating expenses 192 356 421 559

Note 18 - Taxation (Tables)

Note 18 - Taxation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule Of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]	March 31, December 31, US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) PRC turnover tax and surcharge payable 1,253 1,295 PRC enterprise income tax payable 1,946 1,873 Total taxes payable 3,199 3,168
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) Pre-tax loss (574 ) (1,069 ) U.S. federal rate 21 % 35 % Income tax benefit computed at U.S. federal rate 121 374 Reconciling items: Rate differential for PRC earnings 74 (93 ) Preferential tax treatment effect (52 ) (16 ) Tax effect on non-taxable change in fair value of warrant liabilities 310 - Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets (412 ) (272 ) Others (37 ) 7 Effective income tax benefit 4 -
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Current-PRC - - Deferred-PRC 4 - Income tax benefit 4 -
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 8,146 7,657 Bad debts provision 1,035 879 Valuation allowance (7,766 ) (7,178 ) Deferred tax assets, net 1,415 1,358

Note 20 - The Financing and W47

Note 20 - The Financing and Warrants Liabilities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]	Investors warrants Placement agent warrants As of As of As of As of Stock price $ 3.98 $ 1.67 $ 3.98 $ 1.67 Years to maturity 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.8 Risk-free interest rate 2.22 % 2.35 % 2.39 % 2.50 % Dividend yield - - - - Expected volatility 158 % 164 % 147 % 152 % Exercise Price $ 6.60 $ 6.60 $ 6.60 $ 6.60 Fair value of the warrant $ 2.93 $ 1.03 $ 2.99 $ 1.06
Allocation of Proceeds from Issuance of Equity [Table Text Block]	Initial measurement (USD’000) Investor warrants 1,890 Common Stock (par value and additional paid in capital) 9,183 Total proceeds from the Financing 11,073
Schedule of Warrant Liabilities [Table Text Block]	As of As of Change in Fair Value US$’000 US$’000 US$’000 Fair value of the Warrants: Investor warrants 664 1,890 (1,226 ) Placement agent warrants 137 385 (248 ) Warrant liabilities 801 2,275 (1,474 )
Schedule of Warrant Activity [Table Text Block]	Warrants Outstanding Warrants Exercisable Number of Weighted Average Number of Weighted Average Balance, January 1, 2018 - - Granted/Vested 774,000 $ 6.60 2.58 645,000 $ 6.60 2.50 Forfeited - - Exercised - - Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) 774,000 $ 6.60 2.38 645,000 $ 6.60 2.30

Note 24 - Commitments and Con48

Note 24 - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]	Office Rental US$(’000) (Unaudited) Nine months ending December 31, -2018 279 Year ending December 31, -2019 91 Total 370

Note 25 - Segment Reporting (Ta

Note 25 - Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	Internet Ad. TV Ad. Blockchain Corporate Inter- Total US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ Revenues 8,169 91 - 371 (371 ) 8,260 Cost of revenues 7,621 38 - - - 7,659 Total operating expenses 1,622 22 - 1,344 (1) (371 ) 2,617 Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses 197 - - 19 - 216 Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses - - - 471 - 471 Operating (loss)/income (1,074 ) 31 - (973 ) - (2,016 ) Change in fair value of warrant liabilities - - - 1,474 - 1,474 Net (loss)/income (1,073 ) 20 - 483 - (570 ) Expenditure for long-term assets 448 - 1,200 1 - 1,649 Total assets – March 31, 2018 23,631 390 1,200 18,480 (11,295 ) 32,406 Total assets – December 31, 2017 28,524 402 - 11,013 (11,379 ) 28,560 Internet Ad. TV & Corporate 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 (309 ) (28 ) (732 ) - (1,069 )

Note 26 - Loss Per Share (Table

Note 26 - Loss Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share) $ (565 ) $ (1,087 ) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted 15,484,082 11,982,504 Loss per share-Basic and diluted $ (0.04 ) $ (0.09 )

Note 27 - Share-based Compens51

Note 27 - Share-based Compensation Expenses (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Notes Tables
Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	Option Outstanding Option Exercisable Number of underlying shares Weighted Weighted Number of underlying shares Weighted Weighted Balance, January 1, 2018 835,216 3.04 $ 2.49 835,216 3.04 $ 2.49 Granted/Vested - - Forfeited - - Exercised - - Balance, March 31, 2018 (unaudited) 835,216 2.79 $ 2.49 835,216 2.79 $ 2.49
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 US$(’000) US$(’000) Sales and marketing expenses 13 28 General and administrative expenses 51 165 Research and development expenses 11 18 Total 75 211

Note 1 - Organization and Nat52

Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jan. 17, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Investor Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	645,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 6.60
Class of Warrant or Right, Term	2 years 180 days
Private Placement [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	2,150,001
Shares Issued, Price Per Share	$ 5.15
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total	$ 11,100	$ 11,073

Note 2 - Variable Interest En53

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated VIEs' Assets and Liabilities (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 7,503		$ 2,952		$ 1,047	$ 3,035
Accounts receivable, net		3,567		7,215
Other receivables, net		2,094		2,646
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		5,424		4,073
Due from Related Parties, Current, Total				14
Total current assets		18,588		16,900
Property and equipment, net		264		299
Intangible assets, net		3,786		3,808
Prepayment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest		1,193
Goodwill		5,483		5,277
Deferred tax assets, net		1,415		1,358
Total Assets		32,406		28,560
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable	[1]	795		765
Accounts payable	[1]	832		2,851
Advances from customers	[1]	2,010		3,559
Accrued payroll and other accruals	[1]	421		559
Payable for purchasing of software technology *			[1]	436	¥ 2,850
Taxes payable	[1]	3,199		3,168
Other payables	[1]	302		687
Total current liabilities		8,036		12,963
Total Liabilities		8,976		13,097
VIEs [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		2,008		2,904
Accounts receivable, net		3,567		7,215
Other receivables, net		56		2,629
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		4,761		4,009
Due from Related Parties, Current, Total				14
Total current assets		10,392		16,771
Property and equipment, net		155		177
Intangible assets, net		2,076		2,112
Prepayment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest		1,193
Goodwill		5,483		5,277
Deferred tax assets, net		1,017		975
Total Assets		20,316		25,312
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		795		765
Accounts payable		810		2,848
Advances from customers		2,010		3,559
Accrued payroll and other accruals		177		159
Due to Control Group		11		11
Payable for purchasing of software technology *				436
Taxes payable		2,724		2,711
Other payables		139		155
Total current liabilities		6,666		10,644
Total Liabilities		$ 6,666		$ 10,644
[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 En54

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated VIEs' Financial Performance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenues	$ 8,260	$ 7,264
Cost of revenues	(7,659)	(5,992)
Total operating expenses	(2,617)	(2,321)
Net loss	(570)	(1,069)
VIEs [Member]
Revenues	8,253	7,264
Cost of revenues	(7,659)	(5,992)
Total operating expenses	(1,262)	(1,633)
Net loss	$ (678)	$ (353)

Note 3 - Summary of Significa55

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Advertising Expense	$ 389,000	$ 510,000
Research and Development Expense, Total	193,000	$ 395,000
Contract with Customer, Asset, Net, Total	0
Contract with Customer, Performance Obligation Satisfied in Previous Period	$ 0

Note 3 - Summary of Significa56

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies- Exchange Rates Used to Translate Amounts In RMB Into US$ (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows	6.3632	6.8861
Balance Sheet Items, Except Equity Accounts [Member]
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts	6.2881		6.5342

Note 3 - Summary of Significa57

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenues	$ 8,260	$ 7,264
Online Advertising Placement [Member]
Revenues	1,597	1,902
Sales of Effective Sales Lead Information [Member]
Revenues	122	390
Search Engine Marketing and Data Service [Member]
Revenues	6,443	4,972
TV Advertising Service [Member]
Revenues	91
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues	7
Transferred over Time [Member]
Revenues	8,138	6,874
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Revenues	$ 122	$ 390

Note 3 - Summary of Significa58

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Contract liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)
Balance as of January 1, 2018	$ 3,559
Revenue recognized from beginning contract liability balance	(3,113)
Advances received from customers related to unsatisfied performance obligations	1,564
Balance as of March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)	$ 2,010

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable,59

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current, Ending Balance	$ 3,379,000		$ 2,793,000
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	481,000	$ (29,000)
Internet Advertising and TV Advertising [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current, Ending Balance	$ 3,379,000		$ 2,793,000
Number of Months Past Due	180 days
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	$ 470,000	0
Provision for Doubtful Accounts Reversal		$ 0

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable,60

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable, Net - Accounts Receivable, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts receivable	$ 6,946	$ 10,008
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(3,379)	(2,793)
Accounts receivable, net	$ 3,567	$ 7,215

Note 5 - Other Receivables, N61

Note 5 - Other Receivables, Net (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018CNY (¥)
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	$ 481	$ (29)
Internet Advertising And TV Advertising Contractual Deposit [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Ending Balance	900		¥ 5.8
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	0
Provision for Doubtful Accounts Reversal	0	$ 30
Short-term Working Capital Loan in US Dollars to an Unrelated Third Party [Member]
Loans Receivable, Net, Total	$ 2,000

Note 6 - Prepayments and Depo62

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Number of Largest Internet Resources Suppliers	2	2

Note 6 - Prepayments and Depo63

Note 6 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Prepayments and deposits to suppliers	$ 5,424	$ 4,073
Deposits to TV Ad and Internet Ad Resources Providers [Member]
Prepayments and deposits to suppliers	2,107	1,870
Prepayment to TV Ad and Internet Ad Resources Providers [Member]
Prepayments and deposits to suppliers	3,141	1,331
Deposits to Other Service Providers [Member]
Prepayments and deposits to suppliers		765
Other Deposits and Prepayments [Member]
Prepayments and deposits to suppliers	$ 176	$ 107

Note 7 - Due From Related Par64

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net (Details Textual) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)
Due from Related Parties, Current, Total			$ 14
Related-party Working Capital Loans [Member] | Chuangshi Meiwei and Guoshua Shiji [Member]
Due from Related Parties, Current, Total	380	¥ 2,380	$ 340	¥ 2,200
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Ending Balance	$ 10				$ 0

Note 7 - Due From Related Par65

Note 7 - Due From Related Parties, Net - Due From Related Parties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Due from related parties, gross	$ 398	$ 387
Allowance for loan losses	(398)	(373)
Due from related parties, net		14
Beijing Saimeiwei Food Equipment Technology [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	17	33
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	162	156
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	219	184
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member]
Due from related parties, gross		$ 14

Note 8 - Long-term Investment66

Note 8 - Long-term Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Equity Method Investments	$ 782	$ 753
Shenzhen Mingshan [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	23.18%	23.18%
Zhao Shang Ke Hubei [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	25.50%	25.50%
Shenzhen Mingshan and Zhao Shang Ke Hubei [Member]
Equity Method Investments			$ 0
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage	19.00%	19.00%
Cost-method Investments, Other than Temporary Impairment	$ 470
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage	10.00%	10.00%
ChinaNet Korea [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage	15.00%	15.00%
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage	19.00%	19.00%
Beijing Saturday [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage	10.00%	10.00%

Note 8 - Long-term Investment67

Note 8 - Long-term Investments - Summary of Investment in and Advance to Equity Investment Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investment in equity method investees	$ 782	$ 753
Advance to equity method investees	83	80
Impairment on equity method investments	(865)	(833)
Total equity method investments
Investment in cost method investees	1,168	1,125
Impairment on cost method investments	(691)	(207)
Total cost method investments	477	918
Total long-term investments	$ 477	$ 918

Note 8 - Long-term Investment68

Note 8 - Long-term Investments - Movement in Cost Method Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)
Cost method investments, balance	$ 918
Cost method investments, balance	477
ChinaNet Korea [Member]
Cost method investments, balance	918
Impairment on cost method investments	(477)
Exchange translation adjustment	36
Cost method investments, balance	$ 477

Note 9 - Property and Equipme69

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Depreciation, Total	$ 48,000	$ 51,000

Note 9 - Property and Equipme70

Note 9 - Property and Equipment, Net - Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Property and equipment, gross	$ 3,867	$ 3,721
Less: accumulated depreciation	(3,433)	(3,258)
Less: impairment loss on idle fixed assets	(170)	(164)
Property and equipment, net	264	299
Leaseholds and Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	350	337
Vehicles [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	841	810
Office Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	1,467	1,410
Electronic Devices [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,209	$ 1,164

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, 71

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	$ 168,000	$ 303,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	6 years 58 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year	$ 511,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	682,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	671,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	516,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	$ 682,000

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, 72

Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net - Intangible Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Finite-lived intangible assets	$ 15,460	$ 14,878
Less: accumulated amortization	(6,865)	(6,443)
Less: accumulated impairment losses	(4,809)	(4,627)
Intangible assets, net	3,786	3,808
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	2,118	2,038
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,166	1,122
Software Technologies [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	326	314
Cloud-Computing Based Software Platforms [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,476	1,420
Internet Safety, Information Exchange Security and Data Encryption Software [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	2,067	1,990
Intelligent Marketing Data Service Platform [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	5,135	4,942
Computer Software, Cloud Video Management System [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,511	1,454
Other Computer Software [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	125	120
Domain Name [Member]
Domain name	$ 1,536	$ 1,478

Note 11 - Prepayment For Purc73

Note 11 - Prepayment For Purchasing of Software Technology (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2018
Development Blockchain Technology Based Applications, Contract Amount			$ 4.5
Payment for Blockchain Technology Based Applications Development Contract	$ 1.2

Note 12 - Prepayment For Acqu74

Note 12 - Prepayment For Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest (Details Textual) - 1 months ended Mar. 31, 2018 - Acquisition of Chuang Fu Tian Xi [Member] ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	USD ($)	CNY (¥)
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	49.00%	49.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	$ 2.4	¥ 15
Business Combination, Percentage of Consideration Paid in Cash	50.00%	50.00%
Business Combination, Percentage of Consideration Paid in Common Stock	50.00%	50.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 1.2	¥ 7.5

Note 13 - Goodwill - Goodwill (

Note 13 - Goodwill - Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)
Balance as of January 1, 2018	$ 5,277
Exchange translation adjustment	206
Balance	$ 5,483

Note 14 - Short-term Bank Loan

Note 14 - Short-term Bank Loan (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017CNY (¥)
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable	[1]	$ 795		$ 765
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time		5.655%	5.655%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		30.00%
VIEs [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		$ 795		765
VIEs [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		800	¥ 5	800	¥ 5
VIEs [Member] | Loan Payable Maturing on August 15, 2018 [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		500	3	500	3
VIEs [Member] | Loan Payable Maturing on October 22, 2018 [Member]
Short-term Bank Loans and Notes Payable		$ 300	¥ 2	$ 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 15 - Accrued Payroll and77

Note 15 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accrued payroll and other accruals	[1]	$ 421	$ 559
Accrued Payroll and Staff Welfare [Member]
Accrued payroll and other accruals		229	203
Accrued Operating Expenses [Member]
Accrued payroll and other accruals		$ 192	$ 356
[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 - Due to Investors Re78

Note 16 - Due to Investors Related to Terminated Security Purchase Agreements (Details Textual) ¥ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2018USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018CNY (¥)	Feb. 28, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	May 31, 2015
Number of Investors Security Purchase Agreement Terminated										2
Repayment for Security Purchase Agreement						$ 493,000		$ 0	$ 0
Security Purchase Agreement Termination Failure to Refund Amounts Annualized Interest Rate for Unpaid Amounts								12.00%
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								$ 819,000
Jinrun Fangzhou [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Repayment for Security Purchase Agreement	$ 160,000	¥ 1,000
Dongsys Innovation [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payments Initial Payment Due Within Five Days Percentage								10.00%
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payment								$ 119,000
Repayment for Security Purchase Agreement			$ 370,000	¥ 2,360	$ 140,000
Security Purchase Agreement, Interest Paid			$ 100,000	¥ 640

Note 17 - Payable for Purchas79

Note 17 - Payable for Purchasing of Software Technology (Details Textual) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017CNY (¥)
Payable for Purchasing of Software Technology		[1]	$ 436	¥ 2,850
[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 18 - Taxation (Details Tex

Note 18 - Taxation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	21.00%	35.00%		35.00%
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	10.00%
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total	$ 13,477,660			$ 13,275,660
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Taxable Income Deduction Limitations	80.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Total	$ 7,766,000			7,178,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Bad Debts Provision [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Total	$ 412,000			272,000
Minimum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	12.00%
Maximum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	14.00%
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total	$ 25,180,000			23,959,000
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount	7,766,000			$ 7,178,000
British Virgin Islands [Member]
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	0
Hong Kong [Member]
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	0
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Total	0
Profits Assessable	$ 0
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%	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%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent			21.00%

Note 18 - Taxation - Taxes Paya

Note 18 - Taxation - Taxes Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
PRC turnover tax and surcharge payable		$ 1,253	$ 1,295
PRC enterprise income tax payable		1,946	1,873
Total taxes payable	[1]	$ 3,199	$ 3,168
[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 18 - Taxation - Reconcilia

Note 18 - Taxation - Reconciliation of the Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Pre-tax loss	$ (574)	$ (1,069)
U.S. federal rate	21.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Income tax benefit computed at U.S. federal rate	$ 121	$ 374
Rate differential for PRC earnings	74	(93)
Preferential tax treatment effect	(52)	(16)
Tax effect on non-taxable change in fair value of warrant liabilities	310
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	(412)	(272)
Others	(37)	7
Effective income tax benefit	$ 4

Note 18 - Taxation - Income Tax

Note 18 - Taxation - Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Current-PRC
Deferred-PRC	4
Effective income tax benefit	$ 4

Note 18 - Taxation - Deferred T

Note 18 - Taxation - Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward	$ 8,146	$ 7,657
Bad debts provision	1,035	879
Valuation allowance	(7,766)	(7,178)
Deferred tax assets, net	$ 1,415	$ 1,358

Note 20 - The Financing and W85

Note 20 - The Financing and Warrants Liabilities (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jan. 17, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 2,275	$ 801
Investor Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	645,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 6.60
Class of Warrant or Right, Term	2 years 180 days
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 1,890	664
Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	129,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 6.60
Class of Warrant or Right, Term	3 years
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 385	137
The Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 6.60
Private Placement [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	2,150,001
Shares Issued, Price Per Share	$ 5.15
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total	$ 11,100	$ 11,073
Placement Agent Fee, Percent of Gross Proceeds	6.00%
Placement Agent Fee	$ 660
Direct Legal Fees	$ 150

Note 20 - The Financing and W86

Note 20 - The Financing and Warrants Liabilities - Fair Value of Warrants (Details)	Mar. 31, 2018	Jan. 17, 2018
Measurement Input, Share Price [Member] | Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	1.67	3.98
Measurement Input, Share Price [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	1.67	3.98
Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member] | Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	2.3	2.5
Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	2.8	3
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	2.35	2.22
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	2.5	2.39
Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member] | Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants
Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	164	158
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	152	147
Measurement Input, Exercise Price [Member] | Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	6.6	6.6
Measurement Input, Exercise Price [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	6.6	6.6
Measurement Input, Quoted Price [Member] | Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	1.03	2.93
Measurement Input, Quoted Price [Member] | Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the warrants	1.06	2.99

Note 20 - The Financing and W87

Note 20 - The Financing and Warrants Liabilities - Allocation of Gross Proceeds From the Financing (Details) - Private Placement [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 17, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Investor warrants		$ 1,890
Common Stock (par value and additional paid in capital)		9,183
Total proceeds from the Financing	$ 11,100	$ 11,073

Note 20 - The Financing and W88

Note 20 - The Financing and Warrants Liabilities - Warrant Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Jan. 17, 2018
Fair value of the Warrants	$ 801		$ 2,275
Change in fair value of warrants	(1,474)
Investor Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the Warrants	664		1,890
Change in fair value of warrants	(1,226)
Placement Agent Warrants [Member]
Fair value of the Warrants	137		$ 385
Change in fair value of warrants	$ (248)

Note 20 - The Financing and W89

Note 20 - The Financing and Warrants Liabilities - Warrant Activity (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018$ / sharesshares
Balance, January 1, 2018 (in shares)
Granted/Vested (in shares)	774,000
Granted/Vested, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 6.60
Granted/Vested, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 211 days
Granted/Vested, exercisable (in shares)	645,000
Granted/Vested, exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 6.60
Granted/Vested, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 182 days
Forfeited (in shares)
Exercised (in shares)
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) (in shares)	774,000
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited), weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 6.60
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited), weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 138 days
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited), exercisable (in shares)	645,000
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited), exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 6.60
Balance, March 31, 2018 (Unaudited), exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 109 days

Note 21 - Restricted Net Asse90

Note 21 - Restricted Net Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	$ 11,300	$ 8,300
Withholding Tax Rate Pursuant To EIT Law	10.00%
Preferential Withholding Tax Rate	5.00%
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends	$ 2,607	2,607
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	7,400	9,200
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends	$ 2,600	$ 2,600
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 22 - Employee Defined Co91

Note 22 - Employee Defined Contribution Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 88,000	$ 129,000

Note 23 - Concentration of Ri92

Note 23 - Concentration of Risk (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Customers	1	1
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | One Customer [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	36.00%	21.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Customers	4		4
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	20.00%		22.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	19.00%		14.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer 3 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	13.00%		14.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer 4 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	11.00%		11.00%
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Suppliers	2		2
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Supplier 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	73.00%		68.00%
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Supplier 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	21.00%		23.00%
CHINA
Percent of Cash and Cash Equivalents Held by Major Financial Institutions	56.00%
UNITED STATES
Percent of Cash and Cash Equivalents Held by Major Financial Institutions	44.00%

Note 24 - Commitments and Con93

Note 24 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) ¥ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018CNY (¥)	Feb. 28, 2018USD ($)
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net, Total	$ 108,000	$ 98,000
Development Blockchain Technology Based Applications, Contract Amount					$ 4,500,000
Payment for Blockchain Technology Based Applications Development Contract	$ 1,200,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Blockchain Technology Based Applications Development Contract			$ 1,200,000	¥ 7.5

Note 24 - Commitments and Con94

Note 24 - Commitments and Contingencies - Contractual Obligations (Details) - Office Rental [Member] $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)
(2,018)	$ 279
(2,019)	91
Total	$ 370

Note 25 - Segment Reporting (De

Note 25 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Total	$ 75,000	$ 211,000

Note 25 - Segment Reporting - S

Note 25 - Segment Reporting - Summary of Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018		Mar. 31, 2017		Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues	$ 8,260		$ 7,264
Cost of revenues	7,659		5,992
Total operating expenses	2,617		2,321
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	216		354
Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses	471
Operating (loss)/income	(2,016)		(1,049)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	1,474
Net (loss)/income	(570)		(1,069)
Expenditure for long-term assets	1,649
Total assets	32,406				$ 28,560
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	216		354
Operating income/(loss)	(2,016)		(1,049)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Revenues	(371)
Cost of revenues
Total operating expenses	(371)
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses
Operating (loss)/income
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
Net (loss)/income
Expenditure for long-term assets
Total assets	(11,295)				(11,379)
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Operating income/(loss)
Internet Ad [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues	8,169		7,264
Cost of revenues	7,621		5,992
Total operating expenses	1,622		1,561
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	197		329
Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses
Operating (loss)/income	(1,074)		(289)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
Net (loss)/income	(1,073)		(309)
Expenditure for long-term assets	448
Total assets	23,631				28,524
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	197		329
Operating income/(loss)	(1,074)		(289)
TV Ad [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues	91
Cost of revenues	38
Total operating expenses	22		28
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses
Operating (loss)/income	31		(28)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
Net (loss)/income	20		(28)
Expenditure for long-term assets
Total assets	390				402
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Operating income/(loss)	31		(28)
Blockchain Technology [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues
Cost of revenues
Total operating expenses
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses
Operating (loss)/income
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
Net (loss)/income
Expenditure for long-term assets	1,200
Total assets	1,200
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses
Operating income/(loss)
Others [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues	371
Cost of revenues
Total operating expenses	1,344	[1]	732	[2]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	19		25
Impairment on long-term investments included in total operating expenses	471
Operating (loss)/income	(973)		(732)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	1,474
Net (loss)/income	483		(732)
Expenditure for long-term assets	1
Total assets	18,480				$ 11,013
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses	19		25
Operating income/(loss)	$ (973)		$ (732)
[1]	Including approximately US$75,000 share-based compensation expenses.
[2]	Including approximately US$211,000 share-based compensation expenses.

Note 26 - Loss Per Share (Detai

Note 26 - Loss Per Share (Details Textual) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Warrant [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	774,000
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	266,238

Note 26 - Loss Per Share - Basi

Note 26 - Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share)	$ (565)	$ (1,087)
Basic and diluted (in shares)	15,484,082	11,982,504
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.09)

Note 27 - Share-based Compens99

Note 27 - Share-based Compensation Expenses (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2016	Sep. 14, 2015	May 01, 2015	Jul. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Total							$ 75,000	$ 211,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Total							79,000	431,000
Employees and Directors [Member] | The 2015 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Price		$ 2.10
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Total								50,700
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures, Total		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 1 [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, Total								22,400
Restricted Stock [Member] | Two Management Consulting Service Providers [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				75,000
Share Price				$ 1.67
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Total							31,300
Management Consulting Service Term				1 year
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, Total								6,900
Marketing Service Term	1 year
Restricted Stock [Member] | Management Consulting Service Provider [Member]
Share Price			$ 3.93
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Total								68,700
Management Consulting Service Term			2 years
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Quantity of Securities Issued			140,000
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, Total							$ 43,600	43,600
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
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
Share Price						$ 1.02
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Total								$ 19,125

Note 27 - Share-based Compen100

Note 27 - Share-based Compensation Expenses - Options Issued and Outstanding (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Options outstanding, number of underlying shares (in shares)	835,216
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 288 days	3 years 14 days
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.49
Balance, January 1, 2018 (in shares)	835,216	835,216
Option exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 288 days	3 years 14 days
Option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.49	$ 2.49
Options outstanding, granted/vested shares (in shares)	0
Options outstanding, granted/vested, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Options outstanding, forfeited (in shares)	0
Options outstanding, forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Options outstanding, exercised (in shares)	0
Options outstanding, exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 0
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

Note 27 - Share-based Compen101

Note 27 - Share-based Compensation Expenses - Share-based Compensation Expenses (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation expenses	$ 75,000	$ 211,000
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation expenses	13,000	28,000
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation expenses	51,000	165,000
Research and Development Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation expenses	$ 11,000	$ 18,000

Note 28 - Subsequent Event (Det

Note 28 - Subsequent Event (Details Textual) ¥ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 20, 2018USD ($)	May 20, 2018CNY (¥)	Apr. 30, 2018USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018USD ($)
Development Blockchain Technology Based Applications, Contract Amount									$ 4,500,000
Payment for Blockchain Technology Based Applications Development Contract					$ 1,200,000
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable					2,672,000
Repayment for Security Purchase Agreement					$ 493,000		$ 0	$ 0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Payment for Blockchain Technology Based Applications Development Contract	$ 2,180,000		$ 2,180,000
Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable	2,000,000		2,000,000
Proceeds from Refund of Deposits Due to Termination	$ 480,000	¥ 3,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Jinrun Fangzhou [Member]
Repayment for Security Purchase Agreement			$ 160,000	¥ 1,000