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Egypt opens $1.2B Grand Museum, showcasing Tutankhamun’s tomb in full for the first time
Near the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Egypt has officially unveiled the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a monumental project that has taken decades to complete and is now being hailed as the world’s largest archaeological museum.The museum, whose construction cost more than $1.2 billion, spans an astonishing 500,000 square metres, roughly the size of 70 football pitches, and houses around 100,000 artefacts chronicling over 7,000 years of Egyptian civilisation, from pre-dynastic cultures to the Greco-Roman era.But the greatest draw of all is the long-awaited full display of the treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb, reunited for the first time since their discovery more than a century ago.
A century in the making: The complete Tutankhamun experienceThe discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter remains one of the most celebrated moments in archaeological history. The find, remarkably intact, offere..
US-China tensions ease as Bessent confirms call with counterpart He Lifeng
AdvertisementUS-China trade warEconomyChina EconomyUS-China tensions ease as Bessent confirms call with counterpart He LifengTalks resume after threats of 100% tariffs and rare earth curbs, signalling a pause in the trade fight ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMP4Bochen Hanin WashingtonandMia Nurmamatin Hong KongPublished: 4:52am, 18 Oct 2025Updated: 5:18am, 18 Oct 2025US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed plans to speak with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Friday in a further sign of easing tensions ahead of a potential meeting between the two countries’ leaders.
Advertisement“The vice-premier, who is my counterpart, and I will be speaking this evening at around 8.30, 9 o’clock,” Bessent said at the White House on Friday.
The Treasury secretary added that He will also join him and a delegation in Malaysia “probably a week from tomorrow” to prepare for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Bessent’s co..