SEOUL -- More than half of South Koreans object to a government proposal this week to compensate Koreans forced to work for Japanese companies during World War II, a poll by Gallup Korea shows.
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Protesters hold a candlelight vigil in Seoul on March 6 against the government's proposal to resolve the wartime labor issue with Japan. © Reuters
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