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Business trip: Seoul

By Chris McGinnis
The Han River flows through Seoul

The South Korean capital city, awash in economic exuberance, is developing as a design, fashion and technology centre, and breaking out as a key business hub.
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South Korea’s Robotland and Asian theme park supremacy

By Rajan Datar
South Korea's Robotland

China, Japan and now South Korea are helping the region steal the thrill mantle away from the United States.
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Mini guide to Seoul, Korea

By Lonely Planet Magazine
Dongdaemun Gate in Seoul

Seoul rose phoenix-like from the rubble of the Korean War, to become the busy centre of an Asian tiger economy.
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A perfect day in Seoul

By Martin Robinson, Lonely Planet
Gyeonbokgung Palace, Seoul

Seoul is a city of contrasts where feudal history and futurist architecture combine with Western consumerism and Asian culture.
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Fast forward into the future in Seoul

By Martin Robinson, Lonely Planet
Gwanghwamun, Seoul

Forward-looking Seoul embraces the latest design and technology in remaking itself into a 21st-century metropolis.
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Seoul’s 24-hour luxury spas

By Martin Robinson, Lonely Planet
Massage at a Seoul spa

Go from saltwater pool to hot sauna and add on a scrub or massage in one of the city’s stylish spas.
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