North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un reportedly gets his business tips from watching "The Apprentice"- a hit TV show starring Lord Alan Sugar.
According to Daily Star, a website monitoring downloads found Lord Sugar's search for a business sidekick is popular in Ryugyong-dong, the equivalent of Britain's Whitehall, in the capital Pyongyang.
While the North Korean leader is a fan of 67-year old Sugar, the latter is known to have made fun of Kim Jong-Un in the past.
Kim Jong-Un has apparently asked all government officials to improve their business skills by following the show.
North Korean citizens are banned from accessing the internet. However, officials from Kim Jong-Un's Workers' Party are allowed to surf the web.
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