China in 'rig shift' nearer Vietnam

China has moved an oil rig at the centre of last year's violent dispute with Vietnam closer to the latter country’s coast in the disputed South China Sea, just weeks ahead of the first visit by a chief of Vietnam's Communist Party to Washington.

Drilling controversy: Haiyang Shiyou 981
Drilling controversy: Haiyang Shiyou 981
Published 26 June 2015, 10:36Updated 26 June 2015, 10:38