Yukos Oil and Gas Company

Rosneft and CNPC signed a memorandum of understanding covering joint development of Eastern Siberian oil and gas resources. The Kremlin has been reluctant to supply its increasingly powerful neighbor for years and the two sides have continuously haggled over natural gas prices, but as Europe increasingly seeks to reduce its Russian energy reliance and large Chinese markets beckon, it appears Russian leadership could be taking tentative steps toward collaborating more closely with China. [Wall Street Journal]

GM’s 2015 Chevrolet Impala will be equipped to run on gasoline or compressed natural gas, the first GM model to run on natural gas. It will reportedly be sold to both fleet and retail customers. [Reuters]

Ever heard of Li-Fi? The promising technology could use regular light bulbs to transmit data, thus overcoming the challenge of overcrowded Wi-Fi networks. [Quartz]