VIRTUAL assets have been listed as the No.3 property among will registrants and is gaining increasing attention among the public in the Internet era, China Will Registration Center revealed yesterday.

The center said it has received more than 450 wills involving virtual assets with the figure growing year on year, and the majority were from young and middle-aged registrants, who deem virtual assets as one of the top three properties in their wills, only following bank deposits and real estate.

Chinese tech giant Huawei said it planned to launch a service, enabling people to manage their digital assets via Huawei accounts and designate heirs to inherit their assets including photos, videos, recording, cloud disk files and contacts via the service with strict information protection and authentication measures. (shine.cn)