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Transportation Technology Expo 2024 in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JUNE 26, 2024 - An exhibitor shows a new material for transportation coatings at the 2024 Transportation Technology Expo in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, June 26, 2024.

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CHINA-ECONOMY-EUROPEAN COMPANIES-CONFIDENCE (CN)

(231213) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry out product development work at the Weilburger Coatings (Tianjin) Limited in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: European companies cast votes of confidence in China" (Xinhua)

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23rd Int'l Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair held in Iranian capital

STORY: 23rd Int'l Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair held in Iranian capital SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday. A total of 200 domestic companies and 70 foreign firms have taken part in the exhibition with a major focus on increasing exports and domestic production. The exhibition, held in a space of 35,000 square meters at Tehran International Permanent Fairgrounds, will continue until Thursday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran. (XHTV)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Products are exhibited at the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at products at the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor talks with a visitor at the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor introduces products at the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor talks with visitors at the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Products are exhibited at the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PAINT-RESIN-COATINGS-COMPOSITES-PLATING-FAIR

(231204) -- TEHRAN, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Products are exhibited at the 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2023. The 23rd International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair opened here on Monday and will continue until Thursday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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THE NETHERLANDS-CHINA-HAN ZHENG-VISIT

(230513) -- THE HAGUE, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with the head of Dutch paints and coatings giant Akzo Nobel in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, May 11, 2023. At the invitation of the Dutch government, Han visited the Netherlands from Wednesday to Friday. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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Meet team of robot on construction sites in China's Foshan

STORY: Meet team of robot on construction sites in China's Foshan DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: FOSHAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial shots of the construction site 2. various of the robots aiding construction work STORYLINE: Robot workers are outshining their human counterparts in efficiency and accuracy on construction sites. In Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, robots are assigned to various kinds of jobs, from wallpapering, spraying surface coatings to delivering construction materials. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Foshan, China. (XHTV)

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Main part of the vacuum furnace at Okaya Heat Treatment Industry

Okaya Heat Treatment Industry (Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture) has invested about 60 million yen to installa medium-sized atom nitriding system manufactured by Plasma Research Institute (Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya City). When hardening the surface of high-speed steel (HSS), etc., this equipment can perform surface nitriding treatment uniformly even on objects with complicated shapes, with almost no secondary compounds in the diffusion layer of nitrogen atoms. Mr. Takizawa, president of Okaya Heat Treatment Industry, said, "In order to stably apply hard coatings on tools, etc., further secondary processing is necessary, but such technology is also being established. In the future, the company plans to expand its business to include the hard coating base treatment of cemented carbide tools and high durability surface treatment of blades. Photo taken on July 23, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Milan Hovorka, Marta Novakova, Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai,Christian Cahn von Seelen, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Czech Ambassador to India Milan Hovorka, Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Skoda Auto board members Christian Strube and Bohdan Wojnar, managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai and Head of Corporate Strategy at Skoda Auto Christian Cahn von Seelen cut the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Milan Hovorka, Marta Novakova, Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai,Christian Cahn von Seelen, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Czech Ambassador to India Milan Hovorka, Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Skoda Auto board members Christian Strube and Bohdan Wojnar, managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai and Head of Corporate Strategy at Skoda Auto Christian Cahn von Seelen cut the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Skoda Auto board members Christian Strube (right) and Bohdan Wojnar (centre) welcome Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar looks on as managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai handed over a gift to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar looks on as managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai handed over a gift to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Marta Novakova, Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai, x, Skoda Auto board member Christian Strube, Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Milan Hovorka, Marta Novakova, Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai,Christian Cahn von Seelen, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Czech Ambassador to India Milan Hovorka, Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Skoda Auto board members Christian Strube and Bohdan Wojnar, managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai and Head of Corporate Strategy at Skoda Auto Christian Cahn von Seelen cut the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (third from left) and Skoda Auto representatives ceremonially open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (third from left) and Skoda Auto representatives ceremonially open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Milan Hovorka, Marta Novakova, Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai,Christian Cahn von Seelen, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Czech Ambassador to India Milan Hovorka, Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Skoda Auto board members Christian Strube and Bohdan Wojnar, managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai and Head of Corporate Strategy at Skoda Auto Christian Cahn von Seelen cut the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (third from left) and Skoda Auto representatives ceremonially open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (third from left) and Skoda Auto representatives ceremonially open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Milan Hovorka, Marta Novakova, Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai,Christian Cahn von Seelen, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Czech Ambassador to India Milan Hovorka, Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Skoda Auto board members Christian Strube and Bohdan Wojnar, managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai and Head of Corporate Strategy at Skoda Auto Christian Cahn von Seelen cut the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Bohdan Wojnar, Gurpratap Boparai, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Skoda Auto board members Christian Strube (left) and Bohdan Wojnar (right) welcome Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis at the ceremonial opening of a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Girls pose prior to the traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (left) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Girls pose prior to the traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (second from right) and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (third from right) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (second from right) and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (third from right) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (centre) and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (left) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, on a visit to India, opened a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (centre) and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (left) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Martin Srerba)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (centre) and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (left) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Gurpratap Boparai, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Gurpratap Boparai, managing director of Skoda Auto India, speaks at the ceremony as Czech PM Andrej Babis (not on the photo), on a visit to India, opened a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Marta Novakova, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (center) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Christian Strube, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Skoda Auto board member Christian Strube speaks at the ceremony after Czech PM, on a visit to India, opened a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Marta Novakova, Gurpratap Boparai, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar and managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai at the ceremony after Czech PM, on a visit to India, opened a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Gurpratap Boparai, Milan Hovorka, Christian Cahn von Seelen, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Christian Cahn von Seelen, managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Czech Ambassador to India Milan Hovorka, Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova at the ceremony after Czech PM, on a visit to India, opened a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (centre) and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (left) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Traditional welcome ceremony of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (centre) and Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova (left) in Pune, where is Czech PM, on a visit to India, to open a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company, Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. By Babis's left hand stand Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger)

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Andrej Babis, Marta Novakova, Gurpratap Boparai, Milan Hovorka, Christian Strube, Bohdan Wojnar, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

L-R Skoda Auto board member Christian Strube, managing director of Skoda Auto India Gurpratap Boparai, x, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Czech Industry Minister Marta Novakova, Czech Ambassador to India Milan Hovorka, x and Skoda Auto board member Bohdan Wojnar pose at the ceremony after Czech PM, on a visit to India, opened a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)

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Gurpratap Boparai, Volkswagen Group India Technology Center

Gurpratap Boparai, managing director of Skoda Auto India, speaks at the ceremony as Czech PM Andrej Babis (not on the photo), on a visit to India, opened a development centre of the Skoda Auto India/Volkswagen Group and a plastic coatings and coverings plant of the Czech Technicoat company in the Indian town Puna today, on Saturday, January 19, 209. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)