The External Relations Office of the Hai Phong provincial people’s committee in coordination with the city television station, the Liaison Association of Overseas Vietnamese and the provincial Young Business Association organized a charity performance on February 14.

On the occasion, over 30 businessmen contributed a total sum of nearly VND2 billion to that fund for the poor.

In particular, an oil-painting ‘Tam Bac river’ by a local painter Nguyen Manh, was auctioned for charity successfully. From an opening price of VND20 million biding closed at a final VND400 million and the picture was sold to Dao Toan, president of PG Group. All the money will go directly to the fund for the poor.