1.   And if Carolina long grain rice is offered on one steam tray, another needs to feature the sticky short grain rice familiar to Asian diets.

2.   In times past, they were told, black rice was offered to the emperor as tribute.

3.   South Korea immediately responded that it will offer rice unconditionally once the North accepted an official contact to discuss the aid.

4.   South Korea immediately responded that it will offer rice unconditionally once the North accepts an official contact to discuss the aid.

5.   With millions of impoverished Indonesians facing food shortages, the government said Wednesday it will offer rice to low-income families at reduced prices.

6.   In Seoul, South Korea said on Friday it would offer rice to North Korea without any preconditions.

7.   Japanese foreign ministry officials, who have said Tokyo is prepared to offer more rice to North Korea for humanitarian reasons, will also be at the Honolulu meeting.

8.   Japanese foreign ministry officials, who have said Tokyo is prepared to offer more rice to North Korea, will also be at the Honolulu meeting.

9.   South Korea said Friday it would offer rice to North Korea without any preconditions.

10.   South Korea said on Friday that it would offer rice to North Korea without any preconditions.