Trump open to White House visit by Kim

But US president says invitation depends on Singapore summit

US President Donald Trump has offered to invite the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's top leader Kim Jongun to visit the White House, if their first summit next week in Singapore goes well, but also threatened to quit the talks and ramp up sanctions if negotiations go otherwise.

At a White House news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump was asked if he will be inviting Kim to the US if the summit is a success. "The answer is yes," Trump replied. "But certainly if it goes well. I think it would be well received. I think he would look at it very favorably, so I think that could happen."