# Handball at the 1998 Asian Games – Women

Women's handball at the 1998 Asian Games was held in Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok from December 9 to December 14, 1998.

## Results

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 93 | +91 | 10 |
| 2 | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 126 | +32 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 103 | +34 | 5 |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 126 | +14 | 5 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 224 | −171 | 0 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: JPN 22–22 CHN. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
| 9 December 13:00 | South Korea | 37–19 | Kazakhstan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 9 December 13:00 | | (19–8) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 9 December 15:00 | Japan | 20–26 | North Korea | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 9 December 15:00 | | (12–14) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 9 December 17:00 | China | 44–11 | Thailand | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 9 December 17:00 | | (25–5) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 10 December 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 28–30 | North Korea | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 10 December 13:00 | | (14–16) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 10 December 15:00 | Thailand | 13–52 | South Korea | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 10 December 15:00 | | (5–29) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 10 December 17:00 | China | 22–22 | Japan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 10 December 17:00 | | (9–13) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 11 December 13:00 | Thailand | 6–46 | Japan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 11 December 13:00 | | (3–24) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 11 December 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 26–29 | China | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 11 December 15:00 | | (14–14) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 11 December 17:00 | South Korea | 37–22 | North Korea | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 11 December 17:00 | | (20–7) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 12 December 13:00 | North Korea | 36–29 | China | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 12 December 13:00 | | (16–11) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 12 December 15:00 | Japan | 23–27 | South Korea | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 12 December 15:00 | | (13–15) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 12 December 17:00 | Kazakhstan | 38–11 | Thailand | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 12 December 17:00 | | (18–5) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 14 December 13:00 | North Korea | 44–12 | Thailand | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 14 December 13:00 | | (20–7) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 14 December 15:00 | Japan | 26–22 | Kazakhstan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 14 December 15:00 | | (11–7) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 14 December 17:00 | South Korea | 31–16 | China | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| 14 December 17:00 | | (18–9) | | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
| | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |