Uncle Ho protest prompts owners to change name of Vietnamese restaurant in Brisbane

Owners of a new Vietnamese restaurant in Brisbane say they have decided to change the name from Uncle Ho after a protest and death threats.

Người biểu tình không chỉ bất bình trước cái tên mà còn ở cách nhà hàng sử dụng những tranh cổ động thế này. Source: Instagram: Unclehonewfarm

The name refers to the communist North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh, and about 100 Vietnamese protestors turned up at the Fortitude Valley restaurant on Sunday to express their anger.

They protested peacefully, but said the restaurant's name had links to a dark and terrifying past in Vietnam.