Lao kip establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Kaysone Phomvihane is pictured on the obverse of the 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 kip banknotes. The Bank of Laos governor announced on January 25, 2012 that the Bank of Laos would issue 100,000 Kip banknotes as a regular issue on February 1, 2012 (but dated 2011) to encourage Lao people to use the national currency instead of U.S. dollars and Thai baht. Lao kip The kip (; code: LAK; sign: ₭ or ₭N; ; officially: ເງີນກີບລາວ, lit. "currency Lao kip") is the currency of Laos since 1952. Historically, one kip
University of the Philippines Asian Center The Asian Center does not offer undergraduate programs. Kara David - Master of Arts in Philippine Studies University of the Philippines Asian Center The University of the Philippines Asian Center (also referred to as UP Asian Center or UP AC) is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines, and is the only unit of the university with a regional area of specialization. The Asian Center offers multidisciplinary graduate programs on Asian Studies and on Philippine Studies. Its mandate is underpinned by Republic Act No. 5334, which was enacted in June 1968. The Center is a member of Consortium