January • 1 January – The opening of
Hsinchu Air Base in
Hsinchu City. • 12 January – The renaming of Sports Council to
Sports Affairs Council.
February • 16 February – The crash of
China Airlines Flight 676 in
Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City). • 21 February – The opening of
Museum of Medical Humanities in
Taipei.
April • 28 April – The debut of
My Fair Princess.
June • 16 June – The establishment of
Hsin Tao Power Corporation.
July • 1 July – The establishment of
Public Television Service.
August • 1 August – The establishment of
Fisheries Agency of the
Council of Agriculture.
October • 25 October – The opening of
Kaohsiung Museum of History in
Kaohsiung City. • 31 October – The opening of
Beitou Hot Spring Museum in Taipei.
December • 5 December – The
1998 Republic of China legislative election. • 21 December – The ownership of
Land Bank of Taiwan was handed over from
Taiwan Provincial Government to
Executive Yuan. • 24 December – The opening of
Zhonghe Line of
Taipei Metro. ==Births==