2018 in Taiwan

Incumbents

• President: Tsai Ing-wen
• Vice President: Chen Chien-jen
• Premier: William Lai
• Vice Premier: Shih Jun-ji

  Events

January

• 10 January – The Legislative Yuan passed the Labor Law Amendment on the third reading.

  February

• 1 February – The establishment of National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology in Kaoshiung.
• 4 February – The trial opening of Siaogangshan Skywalk Park in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung.
• 6 February – 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien County, killing 17.
• 18 February – The official opening of An-Nur Tongkang Mosque in Donggang Township, Pingtung County.
• 19 February – 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Yilan County.
• 28 February – The United States Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act.

  March

• 16 March – Donald Trump, President of the United States, signed the Taiwan Travel Act into law.
• 18 March – The inauguration of Hualien Al-Falah Mosque in Hualien City, Hualien County.
• 30 March – The groundbreaking ceremony of Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City in Gueiren District, Tainan.

  April

• 14 April – The resignation of Pan Wen-chung as Minister of Education.
• 9 April – Political parties and organizations form the Formosa Alliance.
• 28 April – The establishment of the Ocean Affairs Council.

  May

• 1 May – The ROC terminates diplomatic relations with the Dominican Republic.
• 9 May – The introduction of Taiwania supercomputer.
• 24 May – The ROC terminates diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso.
• 29 May – The resignation of Wu Maw-kuen as Minister of Education.
• 31 May – The establishment of the Transitional Justice Commission.

  June

• 11 June – The opening of Taipei Nan Shan Plaza in Xinyi District, Taipei.

  August

• 8–15 August – 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
• 15 August
• * The opening of 1913 Antique Office of Alishan House-Local Cultural Building in Alishan Township, Chiayi County.
• * The opening of Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab in Daan District, Taipei.
• 21 August – ROC broke diplomatic relations with El Salvador.

  September

• 17–23 September – 2018 OEC Kaohsiung

  October

• 8 October – The resignation of Environmental Protection Administration Deputy Minister Thomas Chan.
• 15 October – The inauguration of National Biotechnology Research Park in Nangang District, Taipei.
• 18 October – The establishment of Congress Party Alliance.
• 21 October – The 2018 Yilan train derailment kills 18 people.

  November

• 24 November
• * Taiwan local elections, 2018.
• * Resignation of Tsai Ing-wen from the Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party.
• 25 November – Resignation of Chen In-chin as Chairperson of Central Election Commission.
• 28 November – Appointment of Lin Yu-chang as the Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party.

  December

• 30 December – The opening of Taichung Harbor Area Sports Park in Shalu District, Taichung.

  Deaths

• 18 January – Joseph Wang Yu-jung, 86, Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Taichung.
• 21 January – Paul Sun, 80, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Agriculture, pancreatic cancer.
• 28 January – Hsu Hung-chih, 81, Taiwanese politician, Taoyuan County Magistrate, lung cancer.
• 5 February – Chien Te-men, 74, Taiwanese actor.
• 19 February –, 82, Taiwanese journalism professor,.
• 20 February – Joe Hung, 86, Taiwanese journalist and diplomat, heart and lung disease.
• 7 March – Chen Tien-miao, 89, Taiwanese politician.
• 18 March – Li Ao, 82, Taiwanese writer, social commentator, historian, and politician, MLY, brain tumor.
• 19 March – Luo Fu, 89, Taiwanese poet.
• 9 April – Felix Chen, 75, Taiwanese conductor.
• 1 May – Sun Yueh, 87, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor, sepsis.
• 26 May – Clement Chang, 89, Taiwanese academic and politician, president of Tamkang University, member of the Taipei City Council, Minister of Transportation and Communications.
• 28 May – Wang Da-hong, 100, Chinese-born Taiwanese architect.
• 30 May – Jack Tu, 53, Taiwanese-born Canadian cardiologist.
• 1 June –, 89, Taiwanese agriculturalist.
• 5 June – Feng Ting-kuo, 67, Taiwanese politician, member of the Taipei City Council, National Assembly, and Legislative Yuan.
• 7 June – Fu Da-ren, 85, Taiwanese television presenter, assisted suicide.
• 9 June – Lin Yu-lin, 81, Taiwanese real estate developer.
• 10 July – Hu Sheng-cheng, 77, Taiwanese economist, pulmonary calcification.
• 17 July – Yang Kuo-shu, 86, Taiwanese psychologist.
• 29 July – Ma Ju-feng, 63, Taiwanese actor.
• 30 August –, 47, Taiwanese political commentator, drowned.
• 10 September – Hu Fo, 86, Taiwanese political scientist and activist, member of Academia Sinica, fall.
• 12 September – Shen Chun-shan, 86, Taiwanese physicist and academic, President of National Tsing Hua University, ruptured intestine.
• 12 October – Chang Chun-Yen, 81, Taiwanese engineer, President of National Chiao Tung University, member of Academia Sinica, cancer.
• 14 October – Wu Zhaonan, 92, Taiwanese xiangsheng comedian, multiple organ failure.
• 4 November – Hung Wen-tung, 80, Taiwanese orthopedic surgeon and politician, MLY.
• 11 November – Zeng Shiqiang, 84, Chinese-born Taiwanese sinologist.
• 19 November – Shiao Yi, 83, Taiwanese-American wuxia novelist.
• 26 November –, 68, Taiwanese poet.
• 3 December – Kenneth Yen, 53, Taiwanese businessman, chairman of China Motor Corporation and Yulon, esophageal cancer.
• 10 December – Chiang Pin-kung, 85, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, Vice President of the Legislative Yuan, Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation, multiple organ failure.