Angelina Jolie's speedy adoption

Mar 14, 2007, 9:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Angelina Jolie may become a mother again within weeks - according to Vietnamese officials.

The actress, who wants to adopt for the third time after falling in love with a three-and-a-half year-old Vietnamese boy, has been told by adoption officials that her application is being processed quickly and could be completed by the end of the month.

Nguyen Van Trung, director of the Tam Binh orphanage on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, said: "He is in good health. He is a little bit shy but he gets along with the other children and likes playing soccer."

Angelina, 31 - who is dating Brad Pitt - has made a solo application to become the child's parent because it is difficult for unmarried couples to adopt under Vietnamese law.

Angelina and Brad, 43, jointly adopted two-year-old Ethiopian baby Zahara. Brad is father to five-year-old son Maddox, whom Angelina had previously adopted from Cambodia.

The couple also have a 10-month-old biological daughter called Shiloh.

Foreign applications to adopt Vietnamese children can face a lengthy and complex screening process.

However, after a search to locate the child's birth family failed, and because of the age of the boy, Angelina's application is being "processed quickly".

(C) BANG Media International