A Chinese woman killed in the North was identified by dental records from her homeland.
Qu Mei Na's body had been lying in a Belfast morgue for two months as detectives travelled to China to establish her identity.
Her body was found in the boot of a car on Belfast's Antrim Road in June. Two Chinese men have appeared in court on charges in connection with the murder.
A senior detective who travelled to China said inquiries centred around dental comparisons and fingerprint analysis.
Det Chief Insp Tim Hanley said: "She had dental treatment in China prior to arriving in Ireland 18 months ago, so we were able to obtain the original casts and to compare those with the body we had in Forster Green mortuary."
He said the dead woman was 22-years-old and from Dalian city in north-eastern China.
Det Chief Insp Hanley said he and other detectives were accompanied by Chinese police as they met Ms Mei Na's elderly parents. "She was their only child, and they were very elderly. Like all families in these situations, they were devastated."
Arrangements are being made to return the body to China for burial. " We are looking to try and get the repatriation done as soon as it is practical."