<p class="title">Singapore said on Sunday it spent S$16.3 million ($12 million) on hosting the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, less than earlier reports that had angered some locals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Most of the money went on security, the foreign ministry said, without giving a detailed breakdown.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had earlier estimated the event cost Singapore S$20 million. Foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan had said that included the cost of Kim's hotel room.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Those reports drew anger from some Singaporeans on social media, though one commentator said it was a small price to pay - the cost of a chicken-rice dish for each citizen - to contribute to regional peace.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Marketing experts said the publicity generated from hosting the summit could be worth more than 10 times the cost to the tiny Southeast Asian city-state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump and Kim spent three days in Singapore for the June 12 summit where the two pledged to work on ending North Korea's nuclear programme and improve ties.</p>
<p class="title">Singapore said on Sunday it spent S$16.3 million ($12 million) on hosting the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, less than earlier reports that had angered some locals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Most of the money went on security, the foreign ministry said, without giving a detailed breakdown.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had earlier estimated the event cost Singapore S$20 million. Foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan had said that included the cost of Kim's hotel room.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Those reports drew anger from some Singaporeans on social media, though one commentator said it was a small price to pay - the cost of a chicken-rice dish for each citizen - to contribute to regional peace.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Marketing experts said the publicity generated from hosting the summit could be worth more than 10 times the cost to the tiny Southeast Asian city-state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump and Kim spent three days in Singapore for the June 12 summit where the two pledged to work on ending North Korea's nuclear programme and improve ties.</p>