A megacity with a centuries-old foreign presence, Seoul is a city coming into its own. Whether it’s the stylish high-end Seoul culture of Gangnam or the 24/7 beat of a city that never sleeps, Seoul is a happening world capital. In spite of its intensive industrial past, Seoul has big plans to become the greenest capital in the world by 2030. It’s a city determined to prosper even in light of economic and political obstacles, past and present.