Panmunjom

English Etymology From en ko ^판문점(板門店). Proper noun en A tiny, uninhabited <<hamlet>> in Korea, in the center of the demilitarized zone, where the North and South Korean governments meet. en The Armistice meetings held at Panmunjom from 1951 to 1953 resulted in the cessation of hostilities in the peninsula. en 07/17/2017 South Korean President Moon Jae-In calls for rare talks with North w:DW News https://web.archive.org/web/20170717102357/https://www.dw.com/en/south-korean-president-moon-jae-in-calls-for-rare-talks-with-north/a-39715028 July 17, 2017 https://www.dw.com/en/south-korean-president-moon-jae-in-calls-for-rare-talks-with-north/a-39715028 News South Korea's defense ministry called Monday for formal talks with its northern neighbor to be held on July 21 at Tongilgak, a North Korean building in the border town of Panmunjom where prior inter-Korea talks have been held. en AP US citizen crosses border from South Korea into North Korea The Guardian 2023-07-18 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/18/us-citizen-crosses-border-from-south-korea-into-north-korea 0261-3077 Panmunjom, located inside the demilitarised zone (DMZ), was created at the close of the Korean war. Bloodshed and gunfire have occasionally occurred there, but it has also been a venue for numerous talks and a popular tourist spot. en 16 August 2023 Pyongyang says US soldier who crossed border has sought asylum in North Korea w:EFE https://web.archive.org/web/20230930225312/https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2023-08-16/pyongyang-says-us-soldier-who-crossed-border-has-sought-asylum-in-north-korea/ https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2023-08-16/pyongyang-says-us-soldier-who-crossed-border-has-sought-asylum-in-north-korea/ September 30, 2023 “Travis King, second class private of the US army in South Korea, illegally intruded into the territory of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the joint security area of Panmunjom,” said KCNA. en metonymy The Joint Security Area. Synonyms from Mandarin Chinese en Banmendian Translations Chinese: Cantonese: yue 板門店 Mandarin: cmn 板門店 Japanese: ja 板門店 はんもんてん, Hanmonten Korean: ko ^판문점(板門店) Vietnamese: vi Bàn Môn Điếm (vi 板門店) en Places in North Korea Places in South Korea