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Bonso Electronics International Inc. – ‘20-F’ for 3/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 8/17/20, at 1:06pm ET · For: 3/31/20 · Accession #: 1079973-20-708 · File #: 0-17601

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/17/20  Bonso Electronics Int’l Inc.      20-F        3/31/20  115:6.1M                                   Edgar Tech & Bus… Inc/FA

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign     HTML    806K 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 4: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     27K 
 5: EX-13.2     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     27K 
 2: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     29K 
 3: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     29K 
12: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     68K 
13: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    128K 
14: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     38K 
15: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML     97K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
16: R5          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     65K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)                                 
17: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    155K 
18: R7          Description of business and significant accounting  HTML     77K 
                policies                                                         
19: R8          Allowance for doubtful accounts                     HTML     31K 
20: R9          Inventories                                         HTML     34K 
21: R10         Property, plant and equipment, net                  HTML     38K 
22: R11         Interests of subsidiaries                           HTML     46K 
23: R12         Intangible assets, net                              HTML     42K 
24: R13         Banking facilities                                  HTML     51K 
25: R14         Income tax                                          HTML     71K 
26: R15         Financial instruments at fair value                 HTML     38K 
27: R16         Investment in life insurance contract               HTML     32K 
28: R17         Leases                                              HTML     48K 
29: R18         Commitments and contingent liabilities              HTML     35K 
30: R19         Stockholders' equity                                HTML     35K 
31: R20         Stock option and bonus plans                        HTML     55K 
32: R21         Related party transactions                          HTML     49K 
33: R22         Concentrations and credit risk                      HTML     47K 
34: R23         Employee retirement benefits and severance payment  HTML     35K 
                allowance                                                        
35: R24         Net earnings per share                              HTML     40K 
36: R25         Business segment information                        HTML     98K 
37: R26         Long-term loan and long-term deposit received       HTML     30K 
38: R27         Other income, net                                   HTML     34K 
39: R28         Non-operating (expenses) / income, net              HTML     35K 
40: R29         Financial instruments at amortized cost             HTML     30K 
41: R30         Subsequent events                                   HTML     30K 
42: R31         Description of business and significant accounting  HTML    116K 
                policies (Policies)                                              
43: R32         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     34K 
44: R33         Property, plant and equipment, net (Tables)         HTML     36K 
45: R34         Interests of subsidiaries (Tables)                  HTML     45K 
46: R35         Intangible assets (Tables)                          HTML     46K 
47: R36         Banking facilities (Tables)                         HTML     52K 
48: R37         Income tax (Tables)                                 HTML     79K 
49: R38         Financial instruments at fair value (Tables)        HTML     34K 
50: R39         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     47K 
51: R40         Commitments and contingent liabilities (Tables)     HTML     32K 
52: R41         Stock option and bonus plans (Tables)               HTML     52K 
53: R42         Related party transactions (Tables)                 HTML     41K 
54: R43         Concentrations and credit risk (Tables)             HTML     45K 
55: R44         Net earnings per share (Tables)                     HTML     38K 
56: R45         Business segment information (Tables)               HTML     99K 
57: R46         Other income, net (Tables)                          HTML     34K 
58: R47         Non-operating (Expenses) / Income, Net (Tables)     HTML     34K 
59: R48         Description of business and significant accounting  HTML     50K 
                policies (Details Narrative)                                     
60: R49         Allowance for doubtful accounts (Details            HTML     29K 
                Narrative)                                                       
61: R50         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     36K 
62: R51         Inventories (Details Narrative)                     HTML     29K 
63: R52         Property, plant and equipment, net (Details)        HTML     43K 
64: R53         Property, plant and equipment, net (Details         HTML     32K 
                Narrative)                                                       
65: R54         Interests in subsidiaries (Details)                 HTML     49K 
66: R55         Intangible assets (Details)                         HTML     34K 
67: R56         Intangible assets (Details 1)                       HTML     35K 
68: R57         Intangible assets (Details 2)                       HTML     45K 
69: R58         Intangible assets (Details Narrative)               HTML     30K 
70: R59         Banking facilities (Details)                        HTML     58K 
71: R60         Banking facilities (Details 1)                      HTML     34K 
72: R61         Income Tax (Details)                                HTML     39K 
73: R62         Income Tax (Details 1)                              HTML     30K 
74: R63         Income Tax (Details 2)                              HTML     39K 
75: R64         Income Tax (Details 3)                              HTML     30K 
76: R65         Income Tax (Details 4)                              HTML     34K 
77: R66         Income Tax (Details 5)                              HTML     33K 
78: R67         Income Tax (Details 6)                              HTML     51K 
79: R68         Income Tax (Details Narrative)                      HTML     33K 
80: R69         Income Tax (Details Narrative 1)                    HTML     29K 
81: R70         Financial instruments at fair value (Details)       HTML     35K 
82: R71         Financial instruments at fair value (Details        HTML     34K 
                Narrative)                                                       
83: R72         Investment in life insurance contract (Details      HTML     32K 
                Narrative)                                                       
84: R73         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     31K 
85: R74         Leases (Details 1)                                  HTML     45K 
86: R75         Leases (Details 2)                                  HTML     41K 
87: R76         Leases (Details 3)                                  HTML     36K 
88: R77         Leases (Details Narrative)                          HTML     31K 
89: R78         Commitments and contingent liabilities (Details)    HTML     31K 
90: R79         Commitments and contingent liabilities (Details     HTML     34K 
                Narrative)                                                       
91: R80         Stockholders' equity (Details Narrative)            HTML     39K 
92: R81         Stock Option and bonus plans (Details)              HTML     36K 
93: R82         Stock Option and bonus plans (Details 1)            HTML     37K 
94: R83         Stock Option and bonus plans (Details 2)            HTML     37K 
95: R84         Stock Option and bonus plans (Details Narrative)    HTML     32K 
96: R85         Related party transactions (Details)                HTML     38K 
97: R86         Related party transactions (Details Narrative)      HTML     34K 
98: R87         Concentrations and Credit Risk (Details)            HTML     40K 
99: R88         Concentrations and credit risk (Details 1)          HTML     39K 
100: R89         Concentrations and Credit Risk (Details Narrative)  HTML     35K  
101: R90         Employee retirement benefits and severance payment  HTML     34K  
                allowance (Details Narrative)                                    
102: R91         Net earnings per share (Details)                    HTML     52K  
103: R92         Business segment Information (Details)              HTML     33K  
104: R93         Business segment information (Details 1)            HTML     62K  
105: R94         Business segment information (Details 2)            HTML     31K  
106: R95         Business segment information (Details 3)            HTML     41K  
107: R96         Business segment information (Details 4)            HTML     50K  
108: R97         Long-term loan and long-term deposit received       HTML     29K  
                (Details Narrative)                                              
109: R98         Other income, net (Details)                         HTML     36K  
110: R99         Non-operating (Expenses) / Income, Net (Details)    HTML     37K  
111: R100        Financial instruments at amortized cost (Details    HTML     32K  
                Narrative)                                                       
112: R101        Subsequent events (Details Narrative)               HTML     35K  
114: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    213K  
113: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    122K  
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115: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001079973-20-000708-xbrl      Zip    149K

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Bonso Electronics International Inc. – ‘20-F’ for 3/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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