Ásia Central

Interesting facts

USA issues warning after the advancement of a 10,400 km railway linking China to Iran; the $400 billion corridor crosses 4 countries, spans thousands of kilometers of desert, and challenges traditional maritime routes.

Alisson Ficher 06/06/2026 at 14:08

Science and Technology

3 specialists warn that Central Asia could enter into absolute water scarcity by 2050, while 82 million people already live under water insecurity and rivers, reservoirs, and aquifers inherited from the Aral Sea tragedy are silently collapsing under new climate pressure.

Valdemar Medeiros 08/05/2026 at 20:57

Construction

While in Brazil the Transnordestina has been waiting for 67 years, China began drilling 29 tunnels through the mountains of Central Asia to build the first railway connecting three countries — it’s 523 km, US$ 4.7 billion, and 5,000 workers cutting rock at 3,000 meters of altitude

Douglas Avila 24/04/2026 at 18:37

Interesting facts

With bricks and work from Persian artisans, the Mausoleum of Kazakhstan holds impressive secrets of a giant construction that was never completed.

Flavia Marinho 25/03/2026 at 02:24