As of Oct.27, 2002, Seoul City publicly announced its new City Slogan : Hi Seoul ! In Korean, the slogan means simply high, but in English the word hi was used in order to put forth both connotations of the word -- the greeting and high. COEX (pictured) in Seouls newest, sleekest, and most modern downtown fits this image well. Indeed, Seoul is developing and growing quickly and each year Korea manages to creep up the global GNP list. Today, Seoul is conspicuously in transition, one area old and run-down and another space-ageish as in this picture. South Korea, Seoul - 09-Dec-03