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Due to new investors related to terminated security purchase agreements

^[1]

529

685

923

884

Payable for purchasing of software technology *

429

411

Taxes payable *

^[1]

3,089

2,910

Other payables *

^[1]

715

487

Total current liabilities

9,330

7,620

Long-term borrowing from a director

132

126

Total Liabilities

9,462

7,746

Commitments and contingencies

Equity:

Common stock (US$0.001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 12,340,542 shares and 12,158,542 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)

Additional paid-in capital

29,769

29,285

Statutory reserves

2,607

Accumulated deficit

(14,325)

(10,362)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

1,504

700

Total ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity

19,567

22,242

Noncontrolling interests

111

Total equity

19,678

22,296

Total Liabilities and Equity

$ 29,140

$ 30,042

[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	12,340,542	12,158,542
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	12,340,542	12,158,542

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues
From unrelated parties	$ 13,509,000	$ 11,741,000	$ 31,171,000	$ 25,017,000
From related parties	14,000	161,000	116,000	381,000
Total revenues	13,523,000	11,902,000	31,287,000	25,398,000
Cost of revenues	12,163,000	9,874,000	26,955,000	19,269,000
Gross profit	1,360,000	2,028,000	4,332,000	6,129,000
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	740,000	1,126,000	2,399,000	3,069,000
General and administrative expenses	2,318,000	1,752,000	4,402,000	5,290,000
Research and development expenses	312,000	514,000	1,012,000	1,530,000
Total operating expenses	3,370,000	3,392,000	7,813,000	9,889,000
Loss from operations	(2,010,000)	(1,364,000)	(3,481,000)	(3,760,000)
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	2,000	19,000	39,000	72,000
Interest expense	(36,000)	(4,000)	(109,000)	(4,000)
Other expenses	(2,000)	(99,000)	(208,000)	(112,000)
Total other expenses	(36,000)	(84,000)	(278,000)	(44,000)
Loss before income tax expense, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(2,046,000)	(1,448,000)	(3,759,000)	(3,804,000)
Income tax expense	(2,000)	(3,000)	(115,000)	(155,000)
Loss from continuing operations	(2,048,000)	(1,451,000)	(3,874,000)	(3,959,000)
Loss from and on disposal of discontinued operation, net of income tax				(60,000)
Net loss	(2,048,000)	(1,451,000)	(3,874,000)	(4,019,000)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	(39,000)	(21,000)	(89,000)	(144,000)
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	(2,087,000)	(1,472,000)	(3,963,000)	(4,163,000)
Net loss	(2,048,000)	(1,451,000)	(3,874,000)	(4,019,000)
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)	340,000	(152,000)	772,000	(630,000)
Comprehensive loss	(1,708,000)	(1,603,000)	(3,102,000)	(4,649,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(42,000)	(19,000)	(57,000)	(113,000)
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (1,750,000)	$ (1,622,000)	$ (3,159,000)	$ (4,762,000)
Loss from continuing operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.33)	$ (0.36)
Loss from discontinued operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)				$ (0.01)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	12,074,304	11,358,971	12,019,040	11,353,657

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (3,874)	$ (4,019)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	1,067	1,170
Share-based compensation expenses	484	1,718
Loss on disposal of fixed assets/other long-term assets		117
Provision for allowances for doubtful accounts	1,254
Loss on deconsolidation of VIEs		9
Deferred taxes	115	155
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(2,436)	(1,196)
Other receivables	67	1,416
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	(470)	(1,172)
Due from related parties	(11)	(24)
Other current assets	(33)	16
Accounts payable	506	(129)
Advances from customers	764	(109)
Accrued payroll and other accruals	169	146
Other payables	36	403
Taxes payable	46	66
Commitment and contingencies		(128)
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,654)	(1,853)
Cash flows from investing activities
Payment for office equipment and leasehold improvement	(2)	(150)
Payment for purchasing of software technology		(1,977)
Term-deposit matured during the period	3,118
Long-term investment in and advance to cost/equity method investees		(787)
Withdraw long-term investment in cost/equity method investees	441
Short-term loan to an unrelated party	(2,795)
Proceeds from disposal of VIEs		28
Cash effect on deconsolidation of VIEs		(18)
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	762	(2,904)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from short-term bank loan	441	456
Repayment of short-term bank loan	(441)
Net cash provided by financing activities		456
Changes in cash and cash equivalents included in assets classified as held for sale		132
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash and cash equivalents	91	(88)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,801)	(4,257)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	3,035	5,503
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	1,234	1,246
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income tax paid		2
Interest expense paid	$ 28	$ 4

Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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

and re-domiciled to become a Nevada corporation in

October 2006.

June 26, 2009,

the Company consummated a share exchange transaction with China Net Online Media Group Limited (the “Share Exchange”), a company organized under the laws of British Virgin Islands (“China Net BVI”). As a result of the Share Exchange, China Net BVI became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company is now a holding company, which, through certain contractual arrangements with operating companies in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), is engaged in providing advertising, precision marketing, online to offline (

O2O

) sales channel expansion and the related data services to small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”) and entrepreneurial management and networking services for entrepreneurs in the PRC.

As of

September 30, 2017,

the Company operated its business primarily in China through its PRC subsidiaries and operating entities, or Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) as discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form

-K for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 2016,

previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the

“2016

Form

-K”).

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
		US$(’000)		US$(’000)
		(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,217	$	2,915
Term deposit		-		3,056
Accounts receivable, net		4,653		3,315
Other receivables, net		2,863		-
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		5,382		4,710
Due from related parties, net		217		197
Other current assets		41		71
Total current assets		14,373		14,264

Long-term investments		45		43
Property and equipment, net		201		286
Intangible assets, net		4,934		5,468
Goodwill		5,195		4,970
Deferred tax assets		1,180		1,241
Total Assets	$	25,928	$	26,272

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term bank loan	$	753	$	721
Accounts payable		612		83
Advances from customers		2,267		1,388
Accrued payroll and other accruals		195		256
Due to Control Group		11		10
Payable for purchasing of software technology		429		411
Taxes payable		2,639		2,480
Other payables		214		162
Total current liabilities		7,120		5,511

Deferred tax Liabilities
Total Liabilities	$	7,120	$	5,511

All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do

not

represent additional claims on the Company’s general assets.

Summarized below is the information related to the financial performance of the VIEs reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)

Revenues		31,231			25,289
Cost of revenues		(26,954	)		(19,186	)
Total operating expenses		(5,895	)		(6,384	)
Loss from discontinued operations		-			(60	)
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests		(1,928	)		(603	)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)

Revenues		13,498			11,902
Cost of revenues		(12,162	)		(9,872	)
Total operating expenses		(2,736	)		(2,290	)
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests		(1,412	)		(343	)

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

3.	Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of presentation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

The condensed consolidated interim financial information as of

September 30, 2017

and for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures, which are normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, have been omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The condensed consolidated interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto, included in the

2016

Form

-K.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of

September 30, 2017,

its consolidated results of operations for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

and its consolidated cash flows for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

as applicable, have been made. The interim results of operations are

not

necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

Principles of consolidation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the financial statements of all the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Company. All transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries and VIEs have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of estimates

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 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:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016

Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts		6.6369		6.9370

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016

Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows		6.7983		6.5771

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows		6.6676		6.6648

representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be converted into US$ at the above rates.

Advertising costs

Advertising costs for the Company’s own brand building are

not

includable in cost of revenues, they are expensed when incurred or amortized over the estimated beneficial period and are included in “sales and marketing expenses” in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

advertising expenses for the Company’s own brand building were approximately

US$1,583,000

and

US$1,684,000,

respectively. For the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

advertising expenses for the Company’s own brand building were approximately

US$480,000

and

US$724,000,

respectively.

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

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$1,012,000

and

US$1,530,000,

respectively. Expenses for research and development for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$312,000

and

US$514,000,

respectively.

Impact of recently issued accounting standards

May 2014,

the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)

No.

2014

09,

“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic

606

)” (as further amended or clarified by other related ASUs issued subsequently in

2015,

2016

and

2017

). ASU

No.

2014

clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and develops a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Simultaneously, this ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic

605

-Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of this ASU requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the

five

steps: (

) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (

) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (

) determine the transaction price; (

) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; (

) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. For public business entities, certain

not

-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans, the amendments in ASU

No.

2014

and the amendments in other related ASUs that affected the guidance in ASU

2014

should be applied to annual reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2017,

including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2016,

including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company did

not

early adopt this ASU in fiscal

2017,

and will apply the new revenue standard beginning

January

2018.

Based on the Company’s preliminary evaluation, the Company does

not

currently expect the adoption of these amendments to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position and results of operations. However, adopting the new revenue standard will significantly increase the disclosure requirements of the sufficient information (qualitatively and quantitatively) to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The Company plans to continue the evaluation and analysis of its adoption of ASU

2014

(including those subsequently issued updates that clarify or amend ASU

2014

09’s

provisions) throughout

2017

as the Company works towards the implementation and finalizes its determination of the impact that the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 4 - Term Deposit

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Term Deposit [Text Block]

Term deposit

Term deposit as of

December 31, 2016

represented the amount of cash placed as a term deposit by

one

of the Company’s operating VIEs in a major financial institution in China, which management believes is of high credit quality. The term deposit matured on

July 7, 2017.

The interest rate of the term deposit was

2.25%

per annum.

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]

Accounts receivable, net

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Accounts receivable		8,802			6,034
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,149	)		(2,712	)
Accounts receivable, net		4,653			3,322

All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. Based on the assessment of the collectability of the accounts receivable as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

the Company provided approximately

US$4,149,000

and

US$2,712,000

allowance for doubtful accounts, which were primarily related to the accounts receivable of the Company’s internet advertising and TV advertising business segment. The Company evaluates its accounts receivables with an aging over

six

months and determines the allowance based on aging data, historical collection experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions. For the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

approximately

US$1,254,000

and

US$1,283,000

allowance for doubtful accounts was provided. For the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016,

allowance for doubtful accounts was provided or reversed.

Note 6 - Other Receivables, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

Other receivables, net

Other receivables as of

September 30, 2017

represented a short-term working capital loan to an unrelated

third

party, which will expire on

June 30, 2018.

The loan is unsecured and non-interest bearing. The Company expects to fully collect this loan by the end of

2017.

As of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

other receivables also included approximately

RMB6.0

(

US$0.9

million) overdue contractual deposits, which were related to advertising resources purchase contracts that had been completed with

further cooperation. Based on the assessment of the collectability of these overdue deposits as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

the Company had provided full allowance against these doubtful accounts.

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

Note 7 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Prepayments and Deposits to Suppliers Disclosure [Text Block]

7.	Prepayments and deposit to suppliers

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Deposits to internet resources providers		888		1,074
Prepayments to internet resources providers		3,639		2,874
Deposits to other services providers		753		721
Other deposits and prepayments		170		85
		5,450		4,754

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.

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

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

prepayments to internet resources providers primarily consisted of advance payments paid for purchasing internet resources from

two

of the Company’s largest internet resources suppliers.

As of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

deposits to other service provider represented the deposit for an advisory contract related to finding new investors for the Company, which will expire on

December 31, 2017.

Note 8 - Due From Related Parties, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Due from related parties, net

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Beijing Saimeiwei Food Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.		33			31
Chuangshi Meiwei (Beijing) International Investment Management Co., Ltd.		156			150
ChinaNet Chuang Tou (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.		14			-
Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication Co., Ltd.		181			175
Beijing Saturday Education Technology Co., Ltd.		1			1
		385			357
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(151	)		(144	)
Due from related parties, net		234			213

Related parties of the Company represented the Company’s direct or indirect unconsolidated investee companies. As of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

due from related parties primarily included short-term working capital loans of

RMB1.0

million (approximately

US$0.15

million) and

RMB1.2

million (approximately

US$0.18

million) to Chuangshi Meiwei and Guohua Shiji, respectively. The working capital loans are lent to supplement the short-term operational needs of these related parties to assist certain of their business developing projects. The working capital loans are non-interest bearing and needs to be repaid to the Company within

one

year. Based on the assessment of the collectability, the Company provided approximately

US$151,000

and

US$144,000

allowance for doubtful accounts against its amounts due from related parties as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively, which was related to the working capital loan lent to Chuangshi Meiwei.

Note 9 - Long-term Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

9.	Long-term investments

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Equity method investments:
Investment in equity method investees		741			709
Advance to equity method investees		78			75
Impairment on equity method investments		(819	)		(784	)
Total equity method investments		-			-

Cost method investments:
Investment in cost method investees		1,108			1,492
Impairment on cost method investments		(159	)		(152	)
Total cost method investments		949			1,340

Total long-term investments		949			1,340

Equity method investments

As of

September 30, 2017,

the Company beneficially owned

23.18%

and

25.5%

equity interest in Shenzhen Mingshan and Zhao Shang Ke Hubei, respectively. The Company accounts for its investments in these companies under equity method of accounting. Based on the facts of the significant decline in level of business activities from

2015,

insufficient amount of working capital and the lack of commitment from majority shareholders, these

two

investment affiliates had become dormant and the possibility of the business recovery is remote. As a result, the Company reduced the carrying value of these investments to

zero

as of the end of

2015.

Cost method investments

As of

September 30, 2017,

the Company beneficially owned a

19%

equity interest in ChinaNet Chuang Tou and Guohua Shiji, respectively, a

10%

equity interest in Chuangshi Meiwei and Beijing Saturday, respectively, and a

15%

equity interest in ChinaNet Korea. The Company accounts for its investments in these companies under cost method of accounting. As the business plan of ChinaNet Korea and Chuangshi Meiwei were

not

implemented smoothly and based on the facts of the significant decline in level of business activities, insufficient amount of working capital and the lack of commitment from majority shareholders, the possibility of the business recovery of these

two

companies is remote. As a result, the Company reduced the carrying value of these investments to

zero

as of the end of

2016.

The following table summarizes the movement of the investments in cost method investees for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017:

	Beijing Saturday		Guohua Shiji		ChinaNet Chuang Tou			Total
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)			US$(’000)

Balance as of December 31, 2016		16		27		1,297			1,340
Withdraw of cash investment		-		-		(452	)		(452	)
Exchange translation adjustment		1		1		59			61
Balance as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)		17		28		904			949

The Company contributed

RMB9,000,000

(approximately

US$1.35

million) in cash upon incorporation of ChinaNet Chuang Tou in

November 2015.

During the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

as approved by the shareholders of ChinaNet Chuang Tou, the Company withdrew

RMB3,000,000

(approximately

US$0.45

million) cash investment from ChinaNet Chuang Tou. This transaction does

not

have any impact on the shareholding and other shareholders’ rights of the Company in ChinaNet Chuang Tou.

Note 10 - Property and Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

10.	Property and equipment, net

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Leasehold improvement		332			317
Vehicles		797			763
Office equipment		1,434			1,371
Electronic devices		1,146			1,096
Property and equipment, cost		3,709			3,547
Less: accumulated depreciation		(3,207	)		(2,922	)
Less: impairment loss on abandoned fixed assets		(161	)		(154	)
Property and equipment, net		341			471

Depreciation expenses in the aggregate for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$149,000

and

US$193,000,

respectively. Depreciation expenses in the aggregate for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$49,000

and

US$56,000,

respectively.

Note 11 - Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

11.	Intangible assets, net

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Domain name		1,455			1,393
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Customer relationship		2,007			1,920
Non-compete agreements		1,104			1,057
Software technologies		310			295
Cloud compute software technology		1,399			1,338
Intelligent marketing data service platform		4,865			4,655
Internet safety, information exchange security and data encryption software		1,959			1,874
Cloud video management system		1,431			1,369
Other computer software		118			113
Intangible assets, cost		14,648			14,014
Less: accumulated amortization		(6,035	)		(4,875	)
Less: accumulated impairment losses		(1,960	)		(1,875	)
Intangible assets, net		6,653			7,264

Amortization expenses in aggregate for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$917,000

and

US$977,000,

respectively. Amortization expenses in aggregate for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$310,000

and

US$354,000,

respectively.

Based on the current carrying value of the finite-lived intangible assets recorded, which weighted average remaining useful life was

5.85

years as of

September 30, 2017,

and assuming

further subsequent impairment of the underlying intangible assets, the estimated future amortization expenses is approximately

US$308,000

for the

three

months ending

December 31, 2017,

approximately

US$1,232,000

each year for the years ending

December 31, 2018

through

2020,

and approximately

US$1,161,000

for the year ending

December 31, 2021.

Note 12 - Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]

12.

Goodwill

	Amount
	US$(’000)

Balance as of December 31, 2016		4,970
Exchange translation adjustment		225
Balance as of September 30, 2017 (unaudited)		5,195

Note 13 - Short-term Bank Loan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Short-term Debt [Text Block]

13.

Short-term bank loan

As of

December 31, 2016,

one

of the Company’s VIEs borrowed

two

short-term bank loans of

RMB5.0

million (approximately

US$0.7

million), in the aggregate, from a major financial institution in China to supplement its short-term working capital needs. The short-term bank loan of

RMB3.0

million (approximately

US$0.4

million) matured and was repaid on

July 18, 2017,

and was re-borrowed on

August 16, 2017,

which will mature on

August 15, 2018.

The remaining short-term bank loan of RMB

2.0

million (approximately

US$0.3

million) matured and was repaid on

October 18, 2017,

and was re-borrowed on

October 23, 2017,

which will mature on

October 22, 2018.

The current interest rate of these short-term bank loan is

5.655%

per annum, which is

30%

over the benchmark rate of the People’s Bank of China (the “PBOC”).

Note 14 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

14.	Accrued payroll and other accruals

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Accrued payroll and staff welfare		241		319
Accrued operating expenses		288		366
		529		685

Note 15 - Due to New Investors Related to Terminated Security Purchase Agreements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Guarantee Payment and Prepayment from New Investors [Text Block]

15.

Due to new investors related to terminated security purchase agreements

May 2015,

the Company entered into securities purchase agreements with Beijing Jinrun Fangzhou Science & Technology Co, Ltd. (“Jinrun Fangzhou”) and Dongsys Innovation (Beijing) Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Dongsys Innovation”), public companies listed on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations of the PRC (the “NEEQ”), respectively, pursuant to which these companies agreed to purchase a certain number of shares of common stock of the Company. The Company had received the

10%

guarantee payment and

15%

prepayment in an aggregate amount equal to

US$806,000

from Jinrun Fangzhou, and the

10%

guarantee payment in an amount equal to

US$117,000

from Dongsys Innovation, respectively.

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,

the Company terminated the security purchase agreements with the

two

investors, respectively. The Company did

not

make any repayment to these investors afterwards during

2016

and the

first

nine

months of

2017.

As agreed by the parties, beginning on

January 1, 2017,

the Company will bear a

12%

annualized interest rate for the unpaid amounts and the amounts shall be refunded to the investors

later than

December 31, 2017.

The Company expects to settle the balances with the

two

investors within

2017.

Interest expense for the unpaid amounts accrued for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

was approximately

US$0.08

million and

US$0.03

million, which has been recorded in other payables account.

Note 16 - Payable For Purchasing of Software Technology

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities for Software Disclosure [Text Block]

16.	Payable for purchasing of software technology

Payable for purchasing of software technology as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016

represented the remaining outstanding payment balance of approximately

RMB2.85

million (approximately

US$0.4

million) for purchasing of software technology, which transaction consummated in the

fourth

fiscal quarter of

2016.

The Company expects to settle the balance with the counter party within

2017.

Note 17 - Taxation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

17.

Taxation

)

Income tax

The entities within the Company file separate tax returns in the respective tax jurisdictions in which they operate.

i). The Company is incorporated in the state of Nevada. Under the current law of Nevada, the Company is

not

subject to state corporate income tax. Following the Share Exchange, the Company became a holding company and does

not

conduct any substantial operations of its own.

provision for federal corporate income tax has been made in the financial statements as the Company has

assessable profits for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

or any prior periods. The Company does

not

provide for U.S. taxes or foreign withholding taxes on undistributed earnings from its non-U.S. subsidiaries because such earnings are intended to be reinvested indefinitely. If undistributed earnings were distributed, foreign tax credits could become available under current law to reduce the resulting U.S. income tax liability.

ii). China Net BVI was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). Under the current law of the BVI, China Net BVI is

not

subject to tax on income or capital gains. Additionally, upon payments of dividends by China Net BVI to its shareholders,

BVI withholding tax will be imposed.

iii). China Net HK was incorporated in Hong Kong and does

not

conduct any substantial operations of its own.

provision for Hong Kong profits tax has been made in the financial statements as China Net HK has

assessable profits for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

or any prior periods. Additionally, upon payments of dividends by China Net HK to its shareholders,

Hong Kong withholding tax will be imposed.

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%,

which applies to both domestic and foreign invested enterprises.

•

November 2015,

Business Opportunity Online was re-approved by the related PRC governmental authorities as a High and New Technology Enterprise, which enabled the entity, as approved by the local tax authorities of Beijing, the PRC, to continue enjoying the favorable statutory tax rate of

15%

until

November 2018.

Therefore, for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

the applicable income tax rate of Business Opportunity Online was

15%.

•

The applicable income tax rate for other PRC operating entities of the Company was

25%

for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016.

•

The current EIT law also imposed a

10%

withholding income tax for dividends distributed by a foreign invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside China. A lower withholding tax rate will be applied if there is a tax treaty arrangement between mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. Holding companies in Hong Kong, for example, will be subject to a

withholding tax rate.

For the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

the preferential income tax treatment enjoyed by the Company’s PRC VIE, Business Opportunity Online was based on the current applicable laws and regulations of the PRC and approved by the related government regulatory authorities and local tax authorities where Business Opportunity Online operates in. The preferential income tax treatment is subject to change in accordance with the PRC government economic development policies and regulations. The preferential income tax treatment is primarily determined by the regulation and policies of the PRC government in the context of the overall economic policy and strategy. As a result, the uncertainty of the preferential income tax treatment is subject to, but

not

limited to, the PRC government policy on supporting any specific industry’s development under the outlook and strategy of overall macroeconomic development.

)

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

and for small scale taxpayer,

3%.

Therefore, for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

the Company’s service revenues are subject to VAT at a rate of

6%,

after deducting the VAT paid for the services purchased from suppliers, or at a rate of

without any deduction of VAT paid for the services purchased from suppliers. The surcharges of the VAT is

12%

14%

of the VAT, depending on which tax jurisdiction the Company’s PRC operating subsidiaries and VIE operate in.

As of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

taxes payable consists of:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Turnover tax and surcharge payable		1,246		1,147
Enterprise income tax payable		1,843		1,763
Total taxes payable		3,089		2,910

For the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

the Company’s income tax expense consisted of:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)

Current-PRC		-			-			-			-
Deferred-PRC		(115	)		(155	)		(2	)		(3	)
Income tax expenses		(115	)		(155	)		(2	)		(3	)

The Company’s deferred tax assets at

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016

were as follows:

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		10,252			9,345
Bad debts provision		1,180			931
Valuation allowance		(9,959	)		(8,754	)
Total deferred tax assets		1,473			1,522

The net operating losses carried forward incurred by the Company (excluding its PRC operating subsidiaries and VIEs) were approximately

US$18,168,000

and

US$17,544,000

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively, which loss is applicable to the Company’s U.S. income tax return and carry forwards gradually expire over time, the last of which expires in

2037.

A full valuation allowance has been recorded because it is considered more likely than

not

that the deferred tax assets will

not

be realized through sufficient future earnings of the entity to which the operating losses relate.

The net operating losses carried forward (excluding bad debts provision and non-deductible expenses) incurred by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs were approximately

US$19,945,000

and

US$17,939,000

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively, which loss is applicable to the Company’s PRC income tax return and carry forwards gradually expire over time, the last of which expires in

2022.

The related deferred tax assets were calculated based on the respective net operating losses incurred by each of the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs and the respective corresponding enacted tax rate that will be in effect in the period in which the losses are expected to be utilized. The Company recorded approximately

US$645,000

and

US$446,000

net valuation allowance for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively, and approximately

US$142,000

and

US$149,000

net valuation allowance for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively, because it is considered more likely than

not

that this portion of the deferred tax assets will

not

be realized through sufficient future earnings of the entities to which the operating losses relate. The Company also utilized approximately

US$119,000

and

US$267,000

previously recognized deferred tax assets for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively, and approximately

US$8,000

and

US$74,000

previously recognized deferred tax assets for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively, due to earnings generated during the respective periods.

Full valuation allowance to bad debts provision related deferred tax assets were recorded because it is considered more likely than

not

that this portion of deferred tax assets will

not

be realized through bad debts verification by the local tax authorities where the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs operate in.

The tax authority of the PRC government conducts periodic and ad hoc tax filing reviews on business enterprises operating in the PRC after those enterprises had completed their relevant tax filings, hence the Company’s tax filings

may

not

be finalized. It is therefore uncertain as to whether the PRC tax authority

may

take different views about the Company’s tax filings which

may

lead to additional tax liabilities.

Note 18 - Long-term Borrowing From a Director

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Long-Term Borrowing from Director Disclosure [Text Block]

18.	Long-term borrowing from a director

Long-term borrowing from a director is a non-interest bearing loan from a director of the Company relating to the original paid-in capital contribution in the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rise King WFOE, which is

not

expected to be repaid within

one

year.

Note 19 - Restricted Net Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Restricted Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

19.	Restricted net assets

As most of the Company’s operations are conducted through its PRC subsidiary and VIEs, the Company’s ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on receiving distributions of funds from its PRC subsidiary and VIEs. Relevant PRC statutory laws and regulations permit payments of dividends by its PRC subsidiary 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 subsidiary 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%

of its annual after-tax profit to the general reserve until such reserve has reached

50%

of its registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. Appropriations to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund are at the discretion of the board of directors. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are

not

distributable as cash dividends. Rise King WFOE is subject to the above mandated restrictions on distributable profits. Additionally, in accordance with the Company Law of the PRC, a domestic enterprise is required to provide a statutory common reserve of at least

10%

of its annual after-tax profit until such reserve has reached

50%

of its registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. A domestic enterprise is also required to provide for a discretionary surplus reserve, at the discretion of the board of directors. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are

not

distributable as cash dividends. All of the Company’s PRC VIEs are subject to the above mandated restrictions on distributable profits.

As a result of these PRC laws and regulations, the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. As of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

net assets restricted in the aggregate, which include paid-in capital and statutory reserve funds of the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs that are included in the Company’s consolidated net assets, was approximately

US$8.1

million and

US$7.8

million, respectively.

The current PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law also imposed a

10%

rate.

The ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs to make dividends and other payments to the Company

may

also be restricted by changes in applicable foreign exchange and other laws and regulations.

Foreign currency exchange regulation in China is primarily governed by the following rules:

•

Foreign Exchange Administration Rules (

1996

), as amended in

August 2008,

or the Exchange Rules;

•

Administration Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (

1996

), or the Administration Rules.

Currently, under the Administration Rules, Renminbi is freely convertible for current account items, including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and service related foreign exchange transactions, but

not

for capital account items, such as direct investments, loans, repatriation of investments and investments in securities outside of China, unless the prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (the “SAFE”) is obtained and prior registration with the SAFE is made. Foreign-invested enterprises like Rise King WFOE that need foreign exchange for the distribution of profits to its shareholders

may

effect payment from their foreign exchange accounts or purchase and pay foreign exchange rates at the designated foreign exchange banks to their foreign shareholders by producing board resolutions for such profit distribution. Based on their needs, foreign-invested enterprises are permitted to open foreign exchange settlement accounts for current account receipts and payments of foreign exchange along with specialized accounts for capital account receipts and payments of foreign exchange at certain designated foreign exchange banks.

Although the current Exchange Rules allow the convertibility of Chinese Renminbi into foreign currency for current account items, conversion of Chinese Renminbi into foreign exchange for capital items, such as foreign direct investment, loans or securities, requires the approval of SAFE, which is under the authority of the People’s Bank of China. These approvals, however, do

not

guarantee the availability of foreign currency conversion. The Company cannot be sure that it will be able to obtain all required conversion approvals for its operations or the Chinese regulatory authorities will

not

impose greater restrictions on the convertibility of Chinese Renminbi in the future. Currently, most of the Company’s retained earnings are generated in Renminbi. Any future restrictions on currency exchanges

may

limit the Company’s ability to use its retained earnings generated in Renminbi to make dividends or other payments in U.S. dollars or fund possible business activities outside China.

As of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

there was approximately

US$14.8

million and

US$17.6

million retained earnings in the aggregate, respectively, which was generated by the Company’s PRC subsidiary and VIEs in Renminbi included in the Company’s consolidated net assets, aside from

US$2.6

million and

US$2.5

million of statutory reserve funds as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively, that

may

be affected by increased restrictions on currency exchanges in the future, and accordingly,

may

further limit the Company’s PRC subsidiary’s and VIEs’ ability to make dividends or other payments in U.S. dollars to the Company, in addition to the approximately

US$8.1

million and

US$7.8

million of restricted net assets as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

as discussed above.

Note 20 - Employee Defined Contribution Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

20.	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

legal obligation for the benefits beyond the contributions made. The total amounts for such employee benefits were approximately

US$318,000

and

US$456,000

for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively. The total amounts for such employee benefits were approximately

US$92,000

and

US$158,000

for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

respectively.

Note 21 - Concentration of Risk

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

21.	Concentration of risk

Credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, term deposit and accounts receivable. As of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and term deposit were held by major financial institutions located in Mainland China, which management believes are of high credit quality. For accounts receivables, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, generally without requiring collateral or other security. In order to minimize the credit risk, the Company delegated a team responsible for credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. Further, the Company reviews the recoverable amount of each individual trade debt at each balance sheet date to ensure that adequate allowances are made for doubtful accounts. In this regard, the Company considers that the Company’s credit risk for accounts receivables is significantly reduced.

Risk arising from operations in foreign countries

All of the Company’s operations are conducted within the PRC. The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in the PRC. Among other risks, the Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfer of funds, changing taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions and political conditions and governmental regulations.

Currency convertibility risk

Significant part of the Company’s businesses is transacted in RMB, which is

not

freely convertible into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the People’s Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the People’s Bank of China or other regulatory institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices and signed contracts. These exchange control measures imposed by the PRC government authorities

may

restrict the ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs to transfer its net assets, which to the Company through loans, advances or cash dividends.

Concentration of customers

For the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017,

three

customers individually accounted for

14%,

11%

and

11%

of the Company’s revenues. For the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

two

of the

three

customers individually accounted for

25%

and

16%

of the Company’s revenues. Except for the aforementioned customer, there was

other single customer who accounted for more than

10%

of the Company’s revenues for the

nine

three

months ended

September 30, 2017.

For the

three

months ended

September 30, 2016,

two

customers individually accounted for

14%

and

12%

of the Company’s revenues. Except for the aforementioned customers, there was

other single customer who accounted for more than

10%

of the Company’s revenues for the

nine

three

months ended

September 30, 2016.

As of

September 30, 2017,

three

customers individually accounted for

15%,

14%

and

13%

of the Company’s accounts receivable. As of

December 31, 2016,

two

customers individually accounted for

22%

and

14%

of the Company’s accounts receivable. Except for the aforementioned, there was

other single customer who accounted for more than

10%

of the Company’s accounts receivable as of

September 30, 2017

December 31, 2016.

Concentration of suppliers

For the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017,

two

suppliers individually accounted for

68%

and

22%

of the Company’s cost of revenues. For the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

the same

two

suppliers individually accounted for

58%

and

29%

of the Company’s cost of revenues. Except for the afore-mentioned, there was

other single supplier who accounted for more than

10%

of the Company’s cost of revenues for the

nine

three

months ended

September 30, 2017.

For the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016,

two

suppliers individually accounted for

28%

and

37%

of the Company’s cost of revenues. For the

three

months ended

September 30, 2016,

the same

two

suppliers individually accounted for

52%

and

16%

of the Company’s cost of revenues. Except for the afore-mentioned, there was

other single supplier who accounted for more than

10%

of the Company’s cost of revenues for the

nine

three

months ended

September 30, 2016.

Note 22 - Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

22.

Commitments and contingencies

The following table sets forth the Company’s operating lease commitment as of

September 30, 2017:

	Office Rental
	US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Three months ending December 31,
-2017		111
Year ending December 31,
-2018		445
-2019		111
Total	$	667

Excluding rental expenses included in discontinued operation for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2016,

rental expenses under operating leases for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$304,000

and

US$447,000,

respectively. For the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

rental expenses under operating leases were approximately

US$113,000

and

US$137,000,

respectively.

Note 23 - Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

23.

Segment reporting

The Company follows ASC Topic

280

“Segment Reporting”, which requires that companies disclose segment data based on how management makes decisions about allocating resources to segments and evaluating their performance. Reportable operating segments include components of an entity about which separate financial information is available and which operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess each operating segment’s performance.

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2017 (

Unaudited)

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item			Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)

Revenues		31,287			-			-			-			31,287
Cost of revenues		26,955						-			-			26,955
Total operating expenses		5,828			47			1,938	(1)		-			7,813
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		996			1			70			-			1,067
Operating loss		(1,496	)		(47	)		(1,938	)		-			(3,481	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		-			-			2			-			2

Net loss from continuing operations		(1,887	)		(47	)		(1,940	)		-			(3,874	)

Total assets – September 30, 2017		28,982			476			11,170			(11,488	)		29,140
Total assets – December 31, 2016		29,520			348			11,882			(11,708	)		30,042

(

)

Including approximately

US$484,000

share-based compensation expenses.

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2017 (

Unaudited)

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item		Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)

Revenues		13,523			-			-			-		13,523
Cost of revenues		12,163			-			-			-		12,163
Total operating expenses		2,646			(9	)		733	(1)		-		3,370
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		338			-			22			-		360
Operating income/(loss)		(1,286	)		9			(733	)		-		(2,010	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		-			-			-			-		-

Net (loss)/income from continuing operations		(1,324	)		9			(733	)		-		(2,048	)

(

)

Including approximately

US$136,000

share-based compensation expenses.

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2016 (

Unaudited)

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item		Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)

Revenues		25,398			-			-			-		25,398
Cost of revenues		19,269			-			-			-		19,269
Total operating expenses		6,625			106			3,158	(1)		-		9,889
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		1,079			15			76			-		1,170
Operating loss		(496	)		(106	)		(3,158	)		-		(3,760	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		2,036			-			103			-		2,139

Net loss from continuing operations		(758	)		(105	)		(3,096	)		-		(3,959	)

(

)

Including approximately

US$1,718,000

share-based compensation expenses.

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2016 (

Unaudited)

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item		Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)

Revenues		11,902			-			-			-		11,902
Cost of revenues		9,874			-			-			-		9,874
Total operating expenses		2,418			30			944	(1)		-		3,392
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		367			14			29			-		410
Operating loss		(390	)		(30	)		(944	)		-		(1,364	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		-			-			-			-		-

Net loss from continuing operations		(474	)		(29	)		(948	)		-		(1,451	)

(

)

Including approximately

US$583,000

share-based compensation expenses.

Note 24 - Loss Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

24.	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):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)

Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from continuing operations (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations)	$	(3,963	)	$	(4,103	)	$	(2,087	)	$	(1,472	)

Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from discontinued operation (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operation)	$	-		$	(60	)	$	-		$	-

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted		12,019,040			11,353,657			12,074,304			11,358,971

Loss per share-Basic and diluted from continuing operations	$	(0.33	)	$	(0.36	)	$	(0.17	)	$	(0.13	)
Loss per share-Basic and diluted from discontinued operations	$	-		$	(0.01	)	$	-		$	-

For the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

the diluted loss per share calculation for continuing operations did

not

include options to purchase up to

835,216

shares of the Company’s common stock, because they were out of the money, and did

not

include

266,238

shares of unvested restricted common stock, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred a loss for the periods from continuing operations.

For the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016,

the diluted loss per share calculation for continuing and discontinued operations did

not

include options to purchase up to

835,216

shares of the Company’s common stock, because they were out of the money, and did

not

include

799,571

shares of unvested restricted common stock, because their effect was anti-dilutive, as the Company incurred a loss for the periods from both continuing and discontinued operations.

Note 25 - Share-based Compensation Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

25.

Share-based compensation expenses

The Company granted

75,000

and

20,000

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock to its investor relations services provider, in exchange for its services to the Company for the year ended

December 31, 2017

and

2016,

respectively. These shares were valued at

US$1.02

and

US$3.00

per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the earlier of the performance commitment date or the date service was completed, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized for the service was

US$57,380

and

US$19,130

for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017,

respectively. Total compensation expense recognized for the service was

US$45,000

and

US$15,000

for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016,

respectively.

July 2017,

the Company issued

75,000

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock to

two

management consulting service providers in exchange for its services to the Company for a

-month period commencing on

July 1, 2017.

These shares were valued at

US$1.00

per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the earlier of the performance commitment date or the date service was completed. Total compensation expense recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

was approximately

US$18,750,

respectively.

February 2017,

the Company granted

20,000

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock to

one

of its independent directors in exchange for his services provided to the Company. These shares were valued at

US$1.12

per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Total compensation expense recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

was

US$22,400

and US$nil, respectively.

April 1, 2016,

the Company granted

16,000

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock in aggregate to

two

marketing service providers in exchange for their services to the Company for a

-month period commencing on

April 1, 2016.

These shares were valued at

US$1.73

per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the earlier of the performance commitment date or the date service was completed. Total compensation expense recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

was approximately

US$6,900

and US$nil, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016

was approximately

US$13,800

and

US$6,900,

respectively.

September 14, 2015,

under its

2015

Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, the Company granted its employees in the aggregate of

266,238

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, which will be vested on the

third

anniversary of the date of the grant. These shares were valued at

US$2.10

per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company adopted a

forfeiture rate for recognition of the related compensation expenses of these unvested shares. Total compensation expenses recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

was approximately

US$132,300

and

US$44,600

respectively. Total compensation expenses recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016

was approximately

US$132,790

and

US$44,600,

respectively.

September 14, 2015,

under its

2015

Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, the Company also granted

-year common stock purchase options to its employees, in the aggregate, to purchase up to

477,240

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of

US$2.10

per share, of which

159,080

options vested upon the date of grant,

159,080

options vested on

September 14, 2016

and the remaining

159,080

options vested on

September 14, 2017.

These options were valuated at

US$1.03

US$1.39

per option. Total compensation expenses recognized for these options for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

was approximately

US$155,000

and

US$53,100,

respectively. Total compensation expenses recognized for these options for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016

was approximately

US$150,000

and

US$57,500,

respectively.

The Company granted

140,000

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock to a management consulting service provider in exchange for its services to the Company for a

-month period commencing on

May 1, 2015.

These shares were valued at

US$3.93

per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the earlier of the performance commitment date or the date service was completed. Total compensation expense recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

was approximately

US$91,580

and US$nil, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016

was approximately

US$206,100

and

US$68,700,

respectively.

December 30, 2014,

the Company issued

1,680,000

shares of the Company’s restricted common stock to its executive officers, of which

613,334

restricted shares vested upon issuance,

533,333

restricted shares vested on

December 30, 2015

and the remaining

533,333

restricted shares vested on

December 30, 2016.

The restricted stock was valued at

$2.93

per share, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Total compensation expenses recognized for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2016

was

US$1,170,000

and

US$390,000,

respectively.

**The number of restricted common stocks, common stock purchase options and the related stock price discussed in the above paragraphs, which related transactions occurred before

August 19, 2016,

have been retroactively restated to reflect the Company’s

for

2.5

reverse stock split, which was effective on

August 19, 2016.

Options issued and outstanding at

September 30, 2017

and their movements during the

nine

months then ended are as follows:

	Option Outstanding						Option Exercisable
	Number of underlying shares		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of underlying shares		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price

Balance, December 31, 2016		835,216		4.04	$	2.49		676,136		4.11	$	2.59
Granted/Vested		-						159,080		2.95	$	2.10
Forfeited		-						-
Exercised		-						-
Balance, September 30, 2017 (unaudited)		835,216		3.29	$	2.49		835,216		3.29	$	2.49

The aggregate unrecognized share-based compensation expenses as of

September 30, 2017

and

2016

is approximately

US$233,000

and

US$1,111,000,

respectively.

Note 26 - Subsequent Event

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

26.	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

such events that are material to the financial statements.

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

a)	Basis of presentation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

The condensed consolidated interim financial information as of

September 30, 2017

and for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

Form

-K.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of

September 30, 2017,

its consolidated results of operations for the

nine

and

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

and its consolidated cash flows for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

as applicable, have been made. The interim results of operations are

not

necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of consolidation

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of estimates

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

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:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016

Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts		6.6369		6.9370

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016

Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows		6.7983		6.5771

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows		6.6676		6.6648

representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be converted into US$ at the above rates.

Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Advertising costs

Advertising costs for the Company’s own brand building are

not

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

advertising expenses for the Company’s own brand building were approximately

US$1,583,000

and

US$1,684,000,

respectively. For the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016,

advertising expenses for the Company’s own brand building were approximately

US$480,000

and

US$724,000,

respectively.

Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Research and development expenses

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$1,012,000

and

US$1,530,000,

respectively. Expenses for research and development for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2017

and

2016

were approximately

US$312,000

and

US$514,000,

respectively.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Impact of recently issued accounting standards

May 2014,

the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)

No.

2014

09,

“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic

606

)” (as further amended or clarified by other related ASUs issued subsequently in

2015,

2016

and

2017

). ASU

No.

2014

clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and develops a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Simultaneously, this ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic

605

five

steps: (

) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (

) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (

) determine the transaction price; (

) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; (

) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. For public business entities, certain

not

-for-profit entities, and certain employee benefit plans, the amendments in ASU

No.

2014

and the amendments in other related ASUs that affected the guidance in ASU

2014

should be applied to annual reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2017,

including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2016,

including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company did

not

early adopt this ASU in fiscal

2017,

and will apply the new revenue standard beginning

January

2018.

Based on the Company’s preliminary evaluation, the Company does

not

2014

(including those subsequently issued updates that clarify or amend ASU

2014

09’s

provisions) throughout

2017

as the Company works towards the implementation and finalizes its determination of the impact that the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
		US$(’000)		US$(’000)
		(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,217	$	2,915
Term deposit		-		3,056
Accounts receivable, net		4,653		3,315
Other receivables, net		2,863		-
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers		5,382		4,710
Due from related parties, net		217		197
Other current assets		41		71
Total current assets		14,373		14,264

Long-term investments		45		43
Property and equipment, net		201		286
Intangible assets, net		4,934		5,468
Goodwill		5,195		4,970
Deferred tax assets		1,180		1,241
Total Assets	$	25,928	$	26,272

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term bank loan	$	753	$	721
Accounts payable		612		83
Advances from customers		2,267		1,388
Accrued payroll and other accruals		195		256
Due to Control Group		11		10
Payable for purchasing of software technology		429		411
Taxes payable		2,639		2,480
Other payables		214		162
Total current liabilities		7,120		5,511

Deferred tax Liabilities
Total Liabilities	$	7,120	$	5,511

Financial Performance of VIEs [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)

Revenues		31,231			25,289
Cost of revenues		(26,954	)		(19,186	)
Total operating expenses		(5,895	)		(6,384	)
Loss from discontinued operations		-			(60	)
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests		(1,928	)		(603	)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)

Revenues		13,498			11,902
Cost of revenues		(12,162	)		(9,872	)
Total operating expenses		(2,736	)		(2,290	)
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests		(1,412	)		(343	)

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016

Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts		6.6369		6.9370

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016

Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows		6.7983		6.5771

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows		6.6676		6.6648

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Accounts Receivable [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Accounts receivable		8,802			6,034
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(4,149	)		(2,712	)
Accounts receivable, net		4,653			3,322

Note 7 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Deposits to internet resources providers		888		1,074
Prepayments to internet resources providers		3,639		2,874
Deposits to other services providers		753		721
Other deposits and prepayments		170		85
		5,450		4,754

Note 8 - Due From Related Parties, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Due From Related Parties [Member]

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Beijing Saimeiwei Food Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.		33			31
Chuangshi Meiwei (Beijing) International Investment Management Co., Ltd.		156			150
ChinaNet Chuang Tou (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.		14			-
Guohua Shiji (Beijing) Communication Co., Ltd.		181			175
Beijing Saturday Education Technology Co., Ltd.		1			1
		385			357
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(151	)		(144	)
Due from related parties, net		234			213

Note 9 - Long-term Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Investment In and Advance to Equity Investment Affiliates [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Equity method investments:
Investment in equity method investees		741			709
Advance to equity method investees		78			75
Impairment on equity method investments		(819	)		(784	)
Total equity method investments		-			-

Cost method investments:
Investment in cost method investees		1,108			1,492
Impairment on cost method investments		(159	)		(152	)
Total cost method investments		949			1,340

Total long-term investments		949			1,340

Schedule of Cost Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Beijing Saturday		Guohua Shiji		ChinaNet Chuang Tou			Total
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)		US$(’000)			US$(’000)

Balance as of December 31, 2016		16		27		1,297			1,340
Withdraw of cash investment		-		-		(452	)		(452	)
Exchange translation adjustment		1		1		59			61
Balance as of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)		17		28		904			949

Note 10 - Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Leasehold improvement		332			317
Vehicles		797			763
Office equipment		1,434			1,371
Electronic devices		1,146			1,096
Property and equipment, cost		3,709			3,547
Less: accumulated depreciation		(3,207	)		(2,922	)
Less: impairment loss on abandoned fixed assets		(161	)		(154	)
Property and equipment, net		341			471

Note 11 - Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Note 11 - Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2017
Notes Tables
Schedule of Finite and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	<div style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-left: 0.5in; min-; min-width: 700px;"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="text-align: center"> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><div style=" font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><div style="display: inline; font-weight: bold;">September 30,</div></div> <div style=" font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><div style="display: inline; font-weight: bold;">2017</div></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" style="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><div style=" font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><div style="display: inline; font-weight: bold;">December 31,</div></div> <div style=" font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><div style="display: inline; font-weight: bold;">2016</div></div></td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="text-align: center"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">US$(’000)</td> <td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">US$(’000)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="text-align: center"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">(Unaudited)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="3" style="text-align: center"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="text-align: justify">Intangible assets not subject to amortization:</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="width: 70%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.6pt">Domain name</td> <td style="width: 1%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,455</div></td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="width: 1%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="width: 12%; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,393</div></td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="text-align: justify">Intangible assets subject to amortization:</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.6pt">Customer relationship</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">2,007</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,920</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.6pt">Non-compete agreements</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,104</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,057</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.6pt">Software technologies</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">310</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">295</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.6pt">Cloud compute software technology</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,399</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,338</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 8.6pt">Intelligent marketing data service platform</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">4,865</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">4,655</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="text-align: left; text-indent: 8.6pt">Internet safety, information exchange security and data encryption software</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,959</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,874</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="text-align: left; text-indent: 8.6pt">Cloud video management system</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,431</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">1,369</div></td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: 8.6pt">Other computer software</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">118</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">113</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Intangible assets, cost</td> <td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">14,648</div></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">14,014</div></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="text-align: justify">Less: accumulated amortization</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">(6,035</div></td> <td style="text-align: left">)</td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align: left"> </td> <td style="text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">(4,875</div></td> <td style="text-align: left">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Less: accumulated impairment losses</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">(1,960</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">)</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">(1,875</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">)</td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 2.25pt">Intangible assets, net</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.25pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 2.25pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 2.25pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">6,653</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 2.25pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2.25pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 2.25pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 2.25pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><div style="display: inline; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; font-style: normal;">7,264</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 2.25pt double; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"> </td> </tr> </table></div>

Note 12 - Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Amount
	US$(’000)

Balance as of December 31, 2016		4,970
Exchange translation adjustment		225
Balance as of September 30, 2017 (unaudited)		5,195

Note 14 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Accrued payroll and staff welfare		241		319
Accrued operating expenses		288		366
		529		685

Note 17 - Taxation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule Of Taxes Payable [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)		US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Turnover tax and surcharge payable		1,246		1,147
Enterprise income tax payable		1,843		1,763
Total taxes payable		3,089		2,910

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)

Current-PRC		-			-			-			-
Deferred-PRC		(115	)		(155	)		(2	)		(3	)
Income tax expenses		(115	)		(155	)		(2	)		(3	)

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)

Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward		10,252			9,345
Bad debts provision		1,180			931
Valuation allowance		(9,959	)		(8,754	)
Total deferred tax assets		1,473			1,522

Note 22 - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

	Office Rental
	US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)
Three months ending December 31,
-2017		111
Year ending December 31,
-2018		445
-2019		111
Total	$	667

Note 23 - Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item			Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)

Revenues		31,287			-			-			-			31,287
Cost of revenues		26,955						-			-			26,955
Total operating expenses		5,828			47			1,938	(1)		-			7,813
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		996			1			70			-			1,067
Operating loss		(1,496	)		(47	)		(1,938	)		-			(3,481	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		-			-			2			-			2

Net loss from continuing operations		(1,887	)		(47	)		(1,940	)		-			(3,874	)

Total assets – September 30, 2017		28,982			476			11,170			(11,488	)		29,140
Total assets – December 31, 2016		29,520			348			11,882			(11,708	)		30,042

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item		Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)

Revenues		13,523			-			-			-		13,523
Cost of revenues		12,163			-			-			-		12,163
Total operating expenses		2,646			(9	)		733	(1)		-		3,370
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		338			-			22			-		360
Operating income/(loss)		(1,286	)		9			(733	)		-		(2,010	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		-			-			-			-		-

Net (loss)/income from continuing operations		(1,324	)		9			(733	)		-		(2,048	)

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item		Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)

Revenues		25,398			-			-			-		25,398
Cost of revenues		19,269			-			-			-		19,269
Total operating expenses		6,625			106			3,158	(1)		-		9,889
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		1,079			15			76			-		1,170
Operating loss		(496	)		(106	)		(3,158	)		-		(3,760	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		2,036			-			103			-		2,139

Net loss from continuing operations		(758	)		(105	)		(3,096	)		-		(3,959	)

	Internet Ad. and data service			TV & Bank kiosks Ad.			Others			Inter- segment and reconciling item		Total
	US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)			US$ (‘000)		US$ (‘000)

Revenues		11,902			-			-			-		11,902
Cost of revenues		9,874			-			-			-		9,874
Total operating expenses		2,418			30			944	(1)		-		3,392
Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses		367			14			29			-		410
Operating loss		(390	)		(30	)		(944	)		-		(1,364	)

Expenditure for long-term assets		-			-			-			-		-

Net loss from continuing operations		(474	)		(29	)		(948	)		-		(1,451	)

Note 24 - Loss Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)			US$(’000)
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)

Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from continuing operations (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations)	$	(3,963	)	$	(4,103	)	$	(2,087	)	$	(1,472	)

Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from discontinued operation (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operation)	$	-		$	(60	)	$	-		$	-

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted		12,019,040			11,353,657			12,074,304			11,358,971

Loss per share-Basic and diluted from continuing operations	$	(0.33	)	$	(0.36	)	$	(0.17	)	$	(0.13	)
Loss per share-Basic and diluted from discontinued operations	$	-		$	(0.01	)	$	-		$	-

Note 25 - Share-based Compensation Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Option Outstanding						Option Exercisable
	Number of underlying shares		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of underlying shares		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted Average Exercise Price

Balance, December 31, 2016		835,216		4.04	$	2.49		676,136		4.11	$	2.59
Granted/Vested		-						159,080		2.95	$	2.10
Forfeited		-						-
Exercised		-						-
Balance, September 30, 2017 (unaudited)		835,216		3.29	$	2.49		835,216		3.29	$	2.49

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated VIE's Assets and Liabilities (Details)
¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands

Sep. 30, 2017

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2017

CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2016

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2016

CNY (¥)

Sep. 30, 2016

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2015

USD ($)

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 1,234

$ 3,035

$ 1,246

$ 5,503

Term deposit

3,056

Accounts receivable, net

4,653

3,322

Other receivables, net

2,863

Prepayment and deposit to suppliers

5,450

4,754

Due from Related Parties, Current

234

213

Other current assets

Total current assets

14,529

14,475

Long-term investments

949

1,340

Property and equipment, net

341

471

Intangible assets, net

6,653

7,264

Goodwill

5,195

4,970

Deferred tax assets

1,473

1,522

Total Assets

29,140

30,042

Accrued payroll and other accruals

^[1]

753

721

Accounts payable

^[1]

625

102

Advances from customers

^[1]

2,267

1,420

^[1]

529

685

Payable for purchasing of software technology *

429

¥ 2,850

411

¥ 2,850

Taxes payable

^[1]

3,089

2,910

Other payables

^[1]

715

487

Total current liabilities

9,330

7,620

Total Liabilities

9,462

7,746

VIEs [Member]

Cash and cash equivalents

1,217

2,915

Term deposit

3,056

Accounts receivable, net

4,653

3,315

Other receivables, net

2,863

Prepayment and deposit to suppliers

5,382

4,710

Due from Related Parties, Current

217

197

Other current assets

Total current assets

14,373

14,264

Long-term investments

Property and equipment, net

201

286

Intangible assets, net

4,934

5,468

Goodwill

5,195

4,970

Deferred tax assets

1,180

1,241

Total Assets

25,928

26,272

Accrued payroll and other accruals

753

721

Accounts payable

612

Advances from customers

2,267

1,388

195

256

Due to Control Group

Payable for purchasing of software technology *

429

411

Taxes payable

2,639

2,480

Other payables

214

162

Total current liabilities

7,120

5,511

Total Liabilities

$ 7,120

$ 5,511

[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated VIE's Financial Performance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues	$ 13,509	$ 11,741	$ 31,171	$ 25,017
Cost of revenues	12,163	9,874	26,955	19,269
Total operating expenses	3,370	3,392	7,813	9,889
Loss from discontinued operations				(60)
Net loss	(2,048)	(1,451)	(3,874)	(4,019)
VIEs [Member]
Revenues	13,498	11,902	31,231	25,289
Cost of revenues	(12,162)	(9,872)	(26,954)	(19,186)
Total operating expenses	(2,736)	(2,290)	(5,895)	(6,384)
Loss from discontinued operations				(60)
Net loss	$ (1,412)	$ (343)	$ (1,928)	$ (603)

Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Advertising Expense	$ 480,000	$ 724,000	$ 1,583,000	$ 1,684,000
Research and Development Expense	$ 312,000	$ 514,000	$ 1,012,000	$ 1,530,000

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies- Exchange Rates Used to Translate Amounts in RMB into US$ (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss, and statements of cash flows	6.6676	6.6648	6.7983	6.5771
Balance Sheet Items, Except Equity Accounts [Member]
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts	6.6369		6.6369		6.937

Note 4 - Term Deposit (Details Textual)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Time Deposits, Weighted Average Interest Rate, Maturities Year One	2.25%	2.25%

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 4,149,000		$ 4,149,000		$ 2,712,000
Provision for Doubtful Accounts Reversal	1,283,000	$ 0	1,254,000	$ 0
Internet Advertising and TV Advertising [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 4,149,000		$ 4,149,000		$ 2,712,000

Note 5 - Accounts Receivable, Net - Accounts Receivable, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accounts receivable	$ 8,802	$ 6,034
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(4,149)	(2,712)
Accounts receivable, net	$ 4,653	$ 3,322

Note 6 - Other Receivables, Net (Details Textual)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	$ 151,000		$ 144,000
Internet Advertising And TV Advertising Contractual Deposit [Member]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	$ 0.90	¥ 6	$ 0.90	¥ 6

Note 7 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Number of Largest Internet Resources Suppliers	2	2

Note 7 - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers - Prepayments and Deposit to Suppliers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	$ 5,450	$ 4,754
Deposits to TV Ad and Internet Ad Resources Providers [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	888	1,074
Prepayment to TV Ad and Internet Ad Resources Providers [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	3,639	2,874
Deposits to Other Service Providers [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	753	721
Other Deposits and Prepayments [Member]
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers	$ 170	$ 85

Note 8 - Due From Related Parties, Net (Details Textual) ¥ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥)
Due from Related Parties, Current	$ 234,000		$ 213,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	151,000		144,000
Related-party Working Capital Loans [Member] \| Chuangshi Meiwei and Guoshua Shiji [Member]
Due from Related Parties, Current	$ 150,000	¥ 1.0	$ 180,000	¥ 1.2

Note 8 - Due From Related Parties, Net - Due from Related Parties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Due from related parties, gross	$ 385	$ 357
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(151)	(144)
Due from related parties, net	234	213
Beijing Saimeiwei Food Equipment Technology [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	33	31
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	156	150
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	14
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	181	175
Beijing Saturday Education Technology Co., Ltd. [Member]
Due from related parties, gross	$ 1	$ 1

Note 9 - Long-term Investments (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 CNY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 CNY (¥)
Equity Method Investments	$ 741		$ 741	$ 709
Cost Method Investments, Original Cost	$ 1,108		1,108	1,492
Cost Method Investments, Withdraw of Cash Investment			$ 452
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 Mingsham 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, Original Cost						$ 1,350	¥ 9,000,000
Cost Method Investments, Withdraw of Cash Investment	$ 450	¥ 3,000,000	$ 452
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Cost Method Investment Ownership Percentage	10.00%		10.00%
ChinaNet Korea [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	15.00%		15.00%
ChinaNet Korea and Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Equity Method Investments				$ 0

Note 9 - Long-term Investments - Summary of Investment in and Advance to Equity Investment Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investment in equity method investees	$ 741	$ 709
Advance to equity method investees	78	75
Impairment on equity method investments	(819)	(784)
Total equity method investments
Investment in cost method investees	1,108	1,492
Impairment on cost method investments	(159)	(152)
Total cost method investments	949	1,340
Total long-term investments	$ 949	$ 1,340

Note 9 - Long-term Investments - Movement in Cost Method Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 CNY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Cost method investments, balance			$ 1,340
Withdraw of cash investment			(452)
Exchange translation adjustment			61
Cost method investments, balance	$ 949		949
Beijing Saturday [Member]
Cost method investments, balance			16
Withdraw of cash investment
Exchange translation adjustment			1
Cost method investments, balance	17		17
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Cost method investments, balance			27
Withdraw of cash investment
Exchange translation adjustment			1
Cost method investments, balance	28		28
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member]
Cost method investments, balance			1,297
Withdraw of cash investment	(450)	¥ (3,000,000)	(452)
Exchange translation adjustment			59
Cost method investments, balance	$ 904		$ 904

Note 10 - Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Depreciation	$ 49,000	$ 56,000	$ 149,000	$ 193,000

Note 10 - Property and Equipment, Net - Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Property and equipment, gross	$ 3,709	$ 3,547
Less: accumulated depreciation	(3,207)	(2,922)
Less: impairment loss on abandoned fixed assets	(161)	(154)
Property and equipment, net	341	471
Leaseholds and Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	332	317
Vehicles [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	797	763
Office Equipment [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	1,434	1,371
Electronic Devices [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,146	$ 1,096

Note 11 - Intangible Assets, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 310,000	$ 354,000	$ 917,000	$ 977,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			5 years 310 days
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived			$ 0
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year	308,000		308,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	1,232,000		1,232,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	1,161,000		1,161,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	1,232,000		1,232,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	$ 1,232,000		$ 1,232,000

Note 11 - Intangible Assets, Net - Intangible Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-lived intangible assets	$ 14,648	$ 14,014
Less: accumulated amortization	(6,035)	(4,875)
Less: accumulated impairment losses	(1,960)	(1,875)
Intangible assets, net	6,653	7,264
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	2,007	1,920
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,104	1,057
Software Technologies [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	310	295
Cloud-Computing Based Software Platforms [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,399	1,338
Intelligent Marketing Data Service Platform [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	4,865	4,655
Internet Safety, Information Exchange Security and Data Encryption Software [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,959	1,874
Computer Software, Cloud Video Management System [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	1,431	1,369
Other Computer Software [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets	118	113
Domain Name [Member]
Domain name	$ 1,455	$ 1,393

Note 12 - Goodwill - Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Note 12 - Goodwill - Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$ 4,970
Exchange translation adjustment	225
Balance	$ 5,195

Note 13 - Short-term Bank Loan (Details Textual)
$ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2017

CNY (¥)

Dec. 31, 2016

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2016

CNY (¥)

Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time

^[1]

$ 753

$ 721

5.655%

Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

30.00%

VIEs [Member]

VIEs [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]

$ 753

721

VIEs [Member] | Loan Payable Maturing on July 18, 2017 [Member]

$ 700

¥ 5

VIEs [Member] | Loan Payable Maturing on October 30, 2017 [Member]

400

¥ 3

$ 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 14 - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals - Accrued Payroll and Other Accruals (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Sep. 30, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Accrued Payroll and Staff Welfare [Member]

^[1]

$ 529

$ 685

Accrued Operating Expenses [Member]

241

319

Turnover tax and surcharge payable

$ 288

$ 366

[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Note 15 - Due to New Investors Related to Terminated Security Purchase Agreements (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Number of Investors Security Purchase Agreement Terminated				2
Repayment for Security Purchase Agreement		$ 0	$ 0
Security Purchase Agreement Termination Failure to Refund Amounts Annualized Interest Rate for Unpaid Amounts	12.00%	12.00%
Other Payables [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Accrued Interest	$ 30,000	$ 80,000
Jinrun Fangzhou [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payments Initial Payment Due Within Five Days Percentage				10.00%
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payment Due Within Thirty Days, Percentage				15.00%
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payment				$ 806,000
Dongsys Innovation [Member]
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payments Initial Payment Due Within Five Days Percentage				10.00%
Common Stock Purchase Agreement Guarantee Payment				$ 117,000

Note 16 - Payable For Purchasing of Software Technology (Details Textual) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥)
Payable for Purchasing of Software Technology	$ 429	¥ 2,850	$ 411	¥ 2,850

Note 17 - Taxation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Note 17 - Taxation (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	$ 0		$ 0
Profits Assessable	$ 0		$ 0
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	10.00%		10.00%
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 18,168,000		$ 18,168,000		$ 17,544,000
Minimum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	12.00%		12.00%
Maximum [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Surcharge Rate	14.00%		14.00%
PRC Subsidiary And VIE's [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 19,945,000		$ 19,945,000		$ 17,939,000
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount	142,000	$ 149,000	645,000	$ 446,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities Reversal	8,000	$ 74,000	119,000	$ 267,000
British Virgin Islands [Member]
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)			0
Hong Kong [Member]
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations	0		0
Profits Assessable	$ 0		0
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)			$ 0
PRC [Member]
PRC Value Added Tax Rate for Modern Service Provided	6.00%	6.00%	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%	3.00%	3.00%
PRC [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%	15.00%
PRC [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Enterprise Income Tax Rate In PRC						15.00%
PRC [Member] \| Other PRC Operating Entities [Member]
Applicable Income Tax Rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Tax Treaty Agreement [Member]
Income Tax Withholding Rate Pursuant to EIT Law	5.00%		5.00%

Note 17 - Taxation - Taxes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Sep. 30, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

$ 1,246

$ 1,147

Enterprise income tax payable

1,843

1,763

Total taxes payable

^[1]

$ 3,089

$ 2,910

[1]	All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).

Note 17 - Taxation - Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Current-PRC
Deferred-PRC	(2)	(3)	(115)	(155)
Income tax expenses	$ (2)	$ (3)	$ (115)	$ (155)

Note 17 - Taxation - Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward	$ 10,252	$ 9,345
Bad debts provision	1,180	931
Valuation allowance	(9,959)	(8,754)
Total deferred tax assets	$ 1,473	$ 1,522

Note 19 - Restricted Net Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	$ 8,100	$ 7,800
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	14,800	17,600
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends	$ 2,600	$ 2,500
WFOE [Member]
Minimum Percentage Of Annual After-tax Profit For General Reserve	10.00%
Minimum Required Reserve As Percent Of Registered Capital	50.00%
Domestic Enterprise [Member]
Minimum Percentage Of Annual After-tax Profit For General Reserve	10.00%
Minimum Required Reserve As Percent Of Registered Capital	50.00%

Note 20 - Employee Defined Contribution Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 92,000	$ 158,000	$ 318,000	$ 456,000

Note 21 - Concentration of Risk (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Note 21 - Concentration of Risk (Details Textual)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Customers	2	2	3	0
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	25.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	16.00%	12.00%	11.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 3 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			11.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Customers			3		2
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			15.00%		22.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			14.00%		14.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 3 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			13.00%
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Number of Suppliers	2	2	2	2
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	58.00%	52.00%	68.00%	28.00%
Cost Of Sales Total [Member] \| Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] \| Customer 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	29.00%	16.00%	22.00%	37.00%

Note 22 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 113,000	$ 137,000	$ 304,000	$ 447,000

Note 22 - Commitments and Contingencies - Contractual Obligations (Details) - Office Rental [Member] $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
-2017	$ 111
-2018	445
-2019	111
Total	$ 667

Note 23 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Note 23 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 136,000	$ 583,000	$ 484,000	$ 1,718,000

Note 23 - Segment Reporting - Summary of Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Sep. 30, 2016

Sep. 30, 2017

Sep. 30, 2016

Dec. 31, 2016

$ 13,523

$ 11,902

$ 31,287

$ 25,398

12,163

9,874

26,955

19,269

Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses

3,370

3,392

7,813

9,889

360

410

1,067

1,170

(2,010)

(1,364)

(3,481)

(3,760)

2,139

(2,048)

(1,451)

(3,874)

(3,959)

29,140

$ 30,042

Intersegment Eliminations [Member]

(2,048)

(1,451)

(3,874)

(3,959)

Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses

(11,488)

(11,708)

Internet Ad [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

13,523

11,902

31,287

25,398

12,163

9,874

26,955

19,269

Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses

2,646

2,418

5,828

6,625

338

367

996

1,079

(1,286)

(390)

(1,496)

(496)

2,036

(1,324)

(474)

(1,887)

(758)

28,982

29,520

TV Ad [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

(1,324)

(474)

(1,887)

(758)

Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses

(9)

106

(30)

(47)

(106)

(29)

(47)

(105)

476

348

Others [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

(29)

(47)

(105)

Depreciation and amortization expense included in total operating expenses

733

^[1]

944

^[2]

1,938

^[3]

3,158

^[4]

(733)

(944)

(1,938)

(3,158)

103

(733)

(948)

(1,940)

(3,096)

11,170

$ 11,882

$ (733)

$ (948)

$ (1,940)

$ (3,096)

[1]	Including approximately US$136,000 share-based compensation expenses.
[2]	Including approximately US$583,000 share-based compensation expenses.
[3]	Including approximately US$484,000 share-based compensation expenses.
[4]	Including approximately US$1,718,000 share-based compensation expenses.

Note 24 - Loss Per Share (Details Textual) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Note 24 - Loss Per Share (Details Textual) - shares	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	835,216	835,216	835,216	835,216
Restricted Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	266,238	799,571	266,238	799,571

Note 24 - Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. from continuing operations (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations)	$ (2,087)	$ (1,472)	$ (3,963)	$ (4,103)
Loss from and on disposal of discontinued operation, net of income tax				$ (60)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted (in shares)	12,074,304	11,358,971	12,019,040	11,353,657
Loss per share-Basic and diluted from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.33)	$ (0.36)
Loss per share-Basic and diluted from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)				$ (0.01)