Man wanted in murder of Iowa State student arrested in China

Li Xiangnan is accused of killing his girlfriend, hiding her body and fleeing the country.


Memorial service for Tong Shao at Iowa State University.
A former University of Iowa student suspected of killing his girlfriend, hiding her body in the trunk of her car, and fleeing the country last year, has been arrested in southeastern China, where he will be prosecuted.

Chinese student faces prosecution in China for killing in Iowa

According to Iowa City police, 23-year-old Xiangnan Li surrendered to police in Wenzhou last month to face charges in the death of 20-year-old Tong Shao, an international student at Iowa State University.

Shao was reported missing before her body was found in the trunk of her car, parked at Li's apartment complex. An autopsy said she'd been asphyxiated, and authorities said she had been killed after a weekend with Li at a motel. By then, Li, who was a person of interest in the investigation, had returned to China.

11th Annual Vietnamese Interacting as One Conference (VIA-1), March 15-17

The annual Vietnamese Interacting as One (VIA-1) Conference is happening this March 15-17 at the University of Iowa. The theme this year is "From Today, For Tomorrow," taking contemporary experiences and applying them to a vision for a better future. This year's keynote is Minh Dang, a graduate student at UC Berkeley and survivor of child abuse and child sex trafficking. Here's more info: