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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Cabinet Approves Bill to Abolish Cap on Stock Manipulation Whistleblower Rewards - Seoul Economic Daily

The 3 billion won cap on rewards for reporting unfair trading practices in capital markets, including stock manipulation, will be abolished. The 1 billion won cap on rewards for whistleblowers reporting accounting fraud will also be eliminated.

President Lee Jae-myung presided over a Cabinet meeting and the 9th Emergency Economic Inspection Meeting at the Blue House on Thursday, where 30 bills for promulgation and 18 presidential decree proposals containing the relevant measures were reviewed and approved. The government decided to fully abolish the reward payment cap to encourage internal whistleblowing. It also plans to revise the system to allow rewards of up to 30% of unfair gains and fines that are detected and recovered.

Several healthcare-related bills were also approved. First, an amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act was passed, requiring pharmacists and herbal pharmacists to operate only one pharmacy. The amendment codifies a ban on operating multiple pharmacies to prevent so-called "loophole network pharmacies."

Advertisements that use AI-generated videos to make it appear that experts such as doctors, pharmacists, and university professors are recommending or endorsing specific pharmaceuticals will also be prohibited. A bill to establish a National Medical Education Institute for training public healthcare personnel was also passed. The institute will provide support including admission fees, tuition, and textbook costs, in exchange for which graduates...



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