Samsung Elec says earnings growth to continue in 2010

SEOUL Jan 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said on Friday positive earnings growth would continue in 2010, driven by the global economic recovery.

Samsung, which invested 8.1 trillion won ($7.0 billion) in capex last year, said it would spend more than 5.5 trillion won in memory chips and 3 trillion won in its liquid crystal display (LCD) business this year. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim and Seo Eun-kyung; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)