A top Australian law enforcement agency is investigating bitcoin's role in organized crime, a senior official said, just as politicians and financial regulators embrace the digital currency as a legitimate part of modern business.
Takata Corp (7312.T) is preparing to comply with a U.S. order to expand a region-specific recall nationwide, the Nikkei said on Tuesday, a move that's likely to add millions more to the tally of cars called back to replace potentially deadly air bags.
Taiwan's president on Tuesday said he was stepping down as chairman of the ruling party in a widely expected move that comes after the Kuomintang was trounced in local elections on the weekend.