U.S. backs South Korea's plan to end wartime labor dispute with Japan

The United States on Monday continued to express its strong backing for a South Korean government plan to end a long-running dispute with Japan over wartime labor, despite an immediate backlash from victims and their supporters.At the top of his press briefing, State Department spokesman Ned Price hailed the plan and said the United States will "encourage" its two key Asian allies to build on the step to improve their relations.His comment came a day after South Korea's announcement of its decision to compensate wartime laborers under Japan's 1910-1945 colonization through a government foun…READ FULL ARTICLE