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HD Hyundai reported a third-quarter operating profit of 2.9197 trillion won, up 71.5% from a year earlier, on sales of 22.08 trillion won (up 21.2%), driven by strong shipbuilding and construction equipment businesses. Net profit rose 40% to 1.38 trillion won. Cumulative operating profit for the first three quarters neared 10 trillion won, up 140% year-on-year. Yonhap and Dong-A Ilbo report the figures; Korea Times notes the net profit increase. Korean media frame the results as a sharp profitability improvement despite seasonal factors and currency swings.