Tokyo, Nov. 9 -- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Japan's ANA Holdings held a ceremony on November 9 to mark the 10th anniversary of their strategic cooperation and sign a framework agreement on joint venture cooperation, with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam in attendance.

The event took place at noon (local time) during the Vietnamese leader's official visit to Japan.

In May 2016, Vietnam Airlines and ANA Holdings signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Tokyo. Two months later, ANA Holdings officially became a strategic shareholder of Vietnam Airlines.

In terms of commercial cooperation, the two airlines have introduced codeshare flights, linked their frequent fl...