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Learn about recent U.S. Government action against WeChat and TikTok as well as other prominent Chinese companies, such as ZTE, Huawei, Hikvision and CNOOC. Discover why the U.S. executive, including the new Biden Administration, is resorting more and more frequently to sanctioning individuals and companies through blocking their access to the U.S. financial system and to U.S. customers and suppliers. 

This webinar will provide an overview of Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) as well as this agency's mission, all in the name of promoting U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.  A review of recent enforcement actions will provide participants with lessons learned and strategies for avoiding draconian OFAC penalties (now more severe than penalties for bribery)!  With the rise of domestic terrorism in addition to long-standing threats from abroad, knowing how to screen for bad-actors through free Government resources can help domestic as well as globally deployed businesses avoid having their accounts and assets frozen.

 

Thursday, March 25, 2021

2:00 pm CST

 

Members: Complimentary

Nonmembers: $10.00

 

Register at www.asianchamber-hou.org/webinar

Speaker: Robert Ward, The Ward Jr. Law Firm PLLC

METRO's Meet The Buyers is the ultimate opportunity for Primes & Subcontractors to introduce their businesses and interact directly with METRO's buyers.

This year's event will be virtual. Firms will still have an opportunity to meet METRO's Buyers virtually and ask them questions.

After the workshop, each person who RSVP on their specific industry day, will receive a list of each buyers contact information and the commodities they procure. You are encouraged to e-mail METRO's Procurement Buyers, your capability statements.

The Office of Small Business Assistance is excited to announce the official launch of the Governor's Small Business Resource Portal! Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or an established business owner, the portal will provide you with the most relevant resources and contacts to help you find success. This important tool offers a customized list of useful business resources to assist in starting or growing a business in Texas.

The portal is easy to access and use—simply answer five short questions to generate your tailored resource list. For your convenience, you may print or email the results directly from the portal.

Types of information included in the portal:

As you’ve read in the news, FEMA has set up a large COVID-19 Vaccination site at NRG Park, serving 6,000 people per day. Because of the large number of our community coming through, there’s a need for bilingual volunteers to help those whose first language may not be English.

There’s an urgent need for Vietnamese and Mandarin-speaking volunteers. Below are some of the highlights of the request:

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