SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics predicted a strong 2010 as economic expansion in advanced and large developing economies gains speed and said it is aiming for double-digit sales growth from last year's record high.

The world's largest manufacturer of flat screen televisions and second-biggest seller of mobile phones held its annual shareholders meeting on Friday, where it also reveled in its status as a force in world business.

"Our financial standing is on a global level," Samsung President and CEO Choi Gee-sung told shareholders. "We have become a world-class company."