2. Taiwan's Kaohsiung City launches tree protection drive 3. Taiwan musicians flash talent at world harmonica festival 4. Taiwan aiming to be Asia Pacific's cultural capital 5. No need to hold referendum on U.S. beef imports: premier 6. Taiwan moves up date of swine flu shots for students 7. AmCham Taichung to hold charity 'walkathon' for kids 8. Malaysian food, cultural fair kicks off in Taipei 9. Passenger load on cross-strait flights increases sharply 10. U.S. dollar up on Taipei FOREX 11. Kaohsiung City to launch amphibious vehicle tours 12. Former VP forced to cancel Egypt trip on Chinese pressure: DPP 13. Share prices close lower on local bourse 14. Chinese expert to help with panda reproduction in Taiwan 15. Taiwan editorial abstracts 16. Japan offers Taiwanese working vacationer a chilly job 17. Foreign exchange rates 18. Taiwan officially relaxes restrictions against U.S. beef imports 19. U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading 