According to The chinaneast.xinhuanet.com website, Bingbing Li was in New York in February 2008, for a UNICEF charity event to help African children suffering from HIV. Our translation below:

New movie queen Li Bingbing was in New York on the first day of Spring at a charity event. On the evening of February 6th (Beijing standard time, February 7th), Chinese star Li Bingbing received an invitation to an exclusive GUCCI event. Mis Li attended the global charity banquet which was held at the United Nations building. As a VIP guest she received the same privileges and treatment as US superstars such as Madonna and Tom Cruise. Miss Li met the superstars… As the only Chinese star in attendance Li Bingbing also received the royal treatment with a lengthened luxurious Lincoln sedan escort and special high fashioned European clothing for the event. In the evening she wore a graceful evening gown on the red carpent which was a big draw with the entire audience, which shows how Li Bingbing’s star quality shines along with her Hollywood counterparts. It is repored that the charity evening banquet was for the benefit of the UNICEF and the African Malawi’s philantropy efforts to help African children infected with HIV.

Chinese Article:

新晋华表影后李冰冰，2008年新春第一天便是在美国纽约工作中度过。2月6日晚（北京时间7日），作为获得GUCCI 中国唯一邀请的华语女星，李冰冰出席了在联合国大楼举行的全球慈善晚宴。作为VIP嘉宾的她更是出尽风头，与歌坛天后麦当娜、汤姆·克鲁斯、黛咪·摩尔、 詹妮弗·洛佩兹等美国本土巨星享受同级别待遇。

李冰冰纽约行遇阿汤哥

在联合国总部举办的全球明星慈善晚宴巨星云集：麦当娜、汤姆·克鲁斯、黛咪·摩尔、詹妮弗·洛佩兹等悉数盛装出场，麦当娜除了主持当晚晚宴外，还有压轴表演。

作为唯一一位受邀出席的中国女星，李冰冰也受到品牌高层重视，出行有加长豪华林肯车护驾，该品牌又特意从欧洲调来最新高级订制礼服。当晚，身着一袭鹅蛋黄曳地晚礼服的李冰冰，华丽优雅亮相红地毯时艳惊全场，巨星驾势十足，风头丝毫不输给好莱坞的女星们。

据悉，当晚慈善晚宴筹集的资金将捐助给联合国儿童基金会和非洲马拉维的慈善事业，用于孤儿和非洲感染艾滋病毒的儿童。活动现场，国民偶像汤姆·克鲁斯更是大方与冰冰合影，共同支持慈善事业。