Bloomberg Rosneft’s plans for next year allow it to be flexible with production volumes, Russia’s top oil producer said, after Moscow clinched a deal with OPEC to cut production to bolster weak oil prices. State-controlled Rosneft, which accounts for over 40 percent of Russian oil production, said its board has looked into plans for 2017-2018. “The plan is formed …

  Bloomberg A patch of land in the shadow of Mount Fuji is becoming a testing ground for energy storage, with some of Japan’s leading companies trying to develop technologies such as spinning flywheels and fuel cells. The government of Yamanashi, a prefecture 102 kilometers (63 miles) west of Tokyo, is hoping that by attracting companies such as Panasonic Corp. …

  Bloomberg In China’s auto market, carmakers are employing a strategy that’s long been eschewed by the rest of the world: if a new model is helping you win, introduce a twin. Take Honda Motor Co., whose namesake brand has been the fastest growing in China’s mass market this year. With its sales gaining on demand for Vezel and XR-V …