Pax Thien Jolie, the latest addition to the Tomb Raider star's multinational family, appeared to be shy with his mother-to-be when she came to collect the three-year-old from the Vietnamese orphanage where he has spent much of his life.
Video...Angelina collects her new son from the orphanage
Insert the first picture of Angelina's adopted son Pax Thien Jolie; and Jolie with her eldest son Maddox, after arriving at the Ho Chi Minh City International Airport
Dressed in yellow t-shirt and shorts, Pax Thien JolieJolie arrived with five-year-old son Maddox, whom she adopted in neighbouring Cambodia in 2002.
Jolie greeted Pax Thien, meaning Peace Heaven, with a kiss and held him.
Nguyen Van Trung, director of the Tam Binh orphanage on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, said: "They tried to make friends with the Vietnamese boy, who cried when he saw them because for him, they are strangers. Jolie was very moved. Both of them tried to comfort the little boy."
Angelina Jolie pictured holding her adopted daughter Zahara, while partner Brad Pitt carries her eldest son MaddoxVan Trung said the boy was healthy and liked to play soccer. The child had been abandoned at a local hospital and was admitted to the orphanage in 2003, Trung added.
Jolie and Pitt visited Ho Chi Minh City last November and met children at the orphanage. They have one biological child, Shiloh Nouvel who was born last year, and two adopted children - son Maddox from Cambodia and daughter Zahara from Ethiopia.
Jolie and Pitt, who starred in the 2005 movie "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", have said they have no plans to marry but are committed to raising their children together. They are also working together on the film "A Mighty Heart" about the killing of a U.S. journalist by Pakistani militants.
Jolie won an Oscar in 1999 for best supporting actress in "Girl, Interrupted". She starred in the 2001 movie "Tomb Raider" which was filmed in Cambodia, neighbouring Vietnam.
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