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Cash Flows
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Cash flows [abstract]  
Cash flows
31. Cash flows
Cash flows from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, are as follows:
 
                   (Unit: USD)  
Classification
  
For the year

ended 2023
    
For the year

ended 2022
    
For the year

ended 2021
 
a. Net loss
     (76,985,584 )       (7,892,168 )       (60,387,182 ) 
b. Adjustment
     44,407,435        12,140,195        47,194,223  
Corporate tax benefit
     2,861,079        (1,511,696 )       (3,599,507 ) 
Depreciation
     756,117        1,357,987        1,786,378  
Amortization
     1,847,358        1,457,310        1,792,358  
Bad debt
     2,427,642        46,005        15,395,091  
Other bad debt
     4,865,907        436,674        10,026,952  
Stock compensation costs
     2,532,821        687,888        277,638  
Defined benefit expense
     393,583        286,421        283,482  
Interest expense
     2,466,266        45,858        1,777,845  
Loss on disposal of inventory
     214,378        5,877,549        8,415,311  
Loss on foreign currency translation
     127,190        133,181        78,602  
Loss on valuation of equity method
     —         535,268        1,518,115  
Product warranty expense
     29,637        5,503        33,573  
Loss on raw material fair value evaluation
     —         —         223,457  
Loss on intangible assets impairments
     4,070,331        3,902,589        564,563  
Miscellaneous loss
     —         (125,478 )       7,652  
R&D expenses
     —         —         329,831  
Loss on disposal of investment shares in subsidiaries
     —         —         13,318,419  
Loss from disposal of Intangible Assets
     1,912        —         —   
Loss on equity method investment Impairment
     2,683,019        —         —   
Loss from valuation of CB
     103,342        —         —   
Loss on tangible assets impairments
     19,004        —         —   
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities
     504,587        —         —   
Reverse Acquisition Expense
     18,736,326        —         —   
Interest income
     (13,671 )       (54,931 )       (292,769 ) 
Gain from discharge of indebtedness
     —         (4,079,520 )       (3,694,237 ) 
Gain from equity method
     —         —         (171,147 ) 
Gain from foreign currency translation
     (78,600 )       (74,596 )       (794,360 ) 
Gain from disposition of tangible assets
     (4,682 )       3,246,343        (7,203 ) 
Gain from disposal of
available-for-sale
securities
     —         —         (75,821 ) 
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts
     (136,111 )       (32,160 )       —   
c. Changes in working capital
     23,654,519        (9,624,762 )       7,084,315  
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables
     (5,874,476 )       4,048,195        3,452,691  
Decrease (increase) in other receivables
     238,287        (150,198 )       (126,488 ) 
Decrease (increase) in accrued income
     (1,540 )       161,931        454,728  
Decrease (increase) in advance payments
     251,324        1,503,205        (871,377 ) 
 
                   (Unit: USD)  
Classification
  
For the year

ended 2023
    
For the year

ended 2022
    
For the year

ended 2021
 
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses
     (373,039 )       60,106        2,866  
Decrease (increase) in inventory
     602,700        (3,319,449 )       (1,230,342 ) 
Decrease (increase) in
non-current
accounts receivable
     —         639,402        372,898  
Increase (decrease) in trade payables
     (1,206,844 )       (1,664,819 )       (446,568 ) 
Increase (decrease) in
Non-trade
Payables
     22,381,641        (4,238,255 )       5,342,932  
Increase (decrease) in Withholdings
     6,420        (180,093 )       100,901  
Increase (decrease) in value added tax withheld
     4,325        203,344        (33,197 ) 
Increase (decrease) in advance income
     182,951        (4,653,820 )       50,436  
Increase (decrease) in Accrued Expenses
     (51,069 )       (2,110,114 )       394,142  
Increase (decrease) in government subsidy
     —         —         (5,309 ) 
Increase (decrease) in value added tax receivable
     —         476,197        815  
Increase (decrease) in
Non-current
Non-trade
Payables
     7,690,592        (106,709 )       (57,035 ) 
Payment of severance
     (162,922 )       (293,685 )       (316,557 ) 
Changes in retirement planned assets
     —         —         (1,221 ) 
Change in Product warranty provision
     (33,831 )       —         —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Cash flows generated from operating activities
     (8,923,630 )       (5,376,735 )       (6,108,644 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Significant transactions without cash inflows and outflows for the year ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 are as follows:
 
                   (Unit: USD)  
    
For the year
    
For the year
    
For the year
 
Classification
  
ended 2023
    
ended 2022
    
ended 2021
 
Debt conversion
     5,747,682        3,017,247        8,411,278  
Conversion of convertible bonds
     —         6,012,570        17,407,314  
Conversion of shares in connection with the SPAC merger
     20,228,171        —         —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
     25,975,853        9,029,817        25,818,592